EPISODE · Aug 24, 2025 · 35 MIN
Frankly Speaking | S13 E1 | Ehud Olmert, Former Prime Minister of Israel
from Arab News · host arabnews
Few people know the pressures of running Israel like Ehud Olmert. He was prime minister during the 2006 Lebanon war, in peace talks with the Palestinians in 2008 and (went) through a political crisis that ended with his resignation on corruption charges. Since leaving office, he has become one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fiercest critics, calling for him to face trial for war crimes. On this episode, we ask the former prime minister what he really thinks of Israel’s current government, its extremist ministers and if Mr. Netanyahu’s leadership has pushed Israel into dangerous isolation, even among its closest allies.
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Few people know the pressures of running Israel like Ehud Olmert. He was prime minister during the 2006 Lebanon war, in peace talks with the Palestinians in 2008 and (went) through a political crisis that ended with his resignation on corruption charges. Since leaving office, he has become one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fiercest critics, calling for him to face trial for war crimes. On this episode, we ask the former prime minister what he really thinks of Israel’s current government, its extremist ministers and if Mr. Netanyahu’s leadership has pushed Israel into dangerous isolation, even among its closest allies.
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Frankly Speaking | S13 E1 | Ehud Olmert, Former Prime Minister of Israel
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