Olmert Anti-Semite or is He A Self Hating Jew?

Most interesting article on the extreme right wing Israeli Settler News Service Arutz Sheva. Also reported in the Jerusalem Post, perhaps the best known Israeli paper. Olmert is the current and out going Prime Minister of Israel. We will have to see if the North American Media will report this important news item or will the Most interesting article on the extreme right wing Israeli Settler News Service Arutz Sheva. Also reported in the Jerusalem Post, perhaps the best known Israeli paper. Olmert is the current and out going Prime Minister of Israel. We will have to see if the North American Media will report this important news item or will the Israeli Prime Minister be called an anti-Semite or a self hating Jew.

Ed Corrigan

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday railed against what he termed 60 years of "deep-seated discrimination" against Arab Israelis.

"For sixty years there has been discrimination against Arabs in Israel. This discrimination is deep-seated and intolerable," Olmert said while addressing a meeting of the Knesset committee that is investigating the lack of integration of Arab citizens in public service.

MK Ahmed Tibi, the chairman of the committee, had proposed establishing an apparatus to supervise the incorporation of Arabs in the Israeli public services.

World Likud Head Danny Danon lashed out at the prime minister following the remarks, saying that Olmert was overlooking efforts by Arabs to "undermine security."

"Olmert thinks that in his final months as prime minister he can dole out statements that will cause his failures and deeds to be forgotten," Dannon said in a statement. "This week he declared that it is necessary to cede land to our enemies and today he is ignoring the efforts of the Israeli Arab leadership, which is doing everything in its power to undermine state security."