Olmert made a proposal on the governing of Jerusalem that I do not believe his cabinet or the Knesset would have accepted.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There's no doubt we'd be very angry if the American president had come to the Knesset and argued against the government of Israel.
You know, it is very clear that the Israelis, they don't want this plan and they don't agree.
It simply cannot be disputed that for decades the Palestinian leadership was more interested in there not being a Jewish state than in there being a Palestinian state.
As mayor of Jerusalem, I wanted the government to invest the necessary funds in order to unite the city in an effective manner with full rights for the Palestinians living in Jerusalem, so the world would say, 'Okay, it can work.'
I have no doubt that the Palestinian Arab leadership made a mistake when it did not accept the partition plan in 1947, but I want to try to understand it.
Put an end to talk on dividing Jerusalem. There can be no negotiations about Jerusalem.
I never thought I'd live to see the day that an American administration would denounce the state of Israel for rebuilding Jerusalem.
The Palestinians must be brought to an understanding that Jerusalem will always remain under Israeli sovereignty and that there is no point for them in opening negotiations about Jerusalem.
I won't intervene in Knesset decisions.
Assad wanted Israel to capitulate in advance to all his demands. Only then would he agree to enter into substantive negotiations. I couldn't agree to this.