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Author: Ehud Olmert

Ehud Olmert is a former Prime Minister of Israel. He served previously as Deputy Prime Minister and as Minister of Industry, Trade, Labor and Communications.
Israel’s Redeployment and Economic Relations with Its Arab Neighbors

Israel’s Redeployment and Economic Relations with Its Arab Neighbors

February 19, 2004 | Ehud Olmert
If Israel comes to the inevitable conclusion that the Palestinian Authority is not ready, prepared, or willing to make the necessary efforts to implement the road map through an agreement, then we will take unilateral steps in this direction. The purpose will be to reduce the number of Palestinians with whom we are in direct contact on a daily basis to the minimum, and to shape a line of disengagement.