Any other response would be suicidal:
“We are standing at a moment of national truth. Will we agree to live under the threat of the axis of evil, or will we hew our internal strength and show determination and level-headedness? Our answer is known to each and every Israel, and today it echoes in the entire region. We are not seeking war and confrontation, but when they are necessary we will not avoid them. We have the right to our freedom, and when we have to, we know how to fight for and defend that freedom,” Olmert said.
It appears that Olmert realizes that Israel has a historic opportunity and plans to seize it. Only time will tell. If this ends in a prisoner swap Israel’s future will be in even greater jeapordy.
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