OLMERT OFFERS TO SURRENDER TO ARABS

I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYTHING DUMBER THAN THIS. OFFERING LAND AND A PERMANENT STATE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE "PROMISE" OF A BRIEF RESPITE FROM ATTACKS. THEN OFFERING TO RELEASE THOUSAND OF MURDERERS (BACK ON THE STREET READY TO MURDER AGAIN) IN EXCHANGE FOR A KIDNAPPED ISRAELI SOLDIER, THEREBY ENCOURAGING PALESTINIAN TERRORISTS TO KIDNAP MORE ISRAELIS.

Israel secretly studies 'bold' peace bid; Would surrender large tracts of West Bank10-year peace part of plan, source says by MITCH POTTER (Toronto Star)
JERUSALEM—Bedevilled by the continuing scourge of homemade Qassam rocket attacks, Israeli officials are believed to be exploring a new diplomatic overture that calls for the surrender of large swathes of the West Bank to a new Palestinian leadership in exchange for a decade-long ceasefire.

The plan, still in the formative stages, was outlined yesterday in the Hebrew daily Ma'ariv as a "bold and original" initiative that would enable the creation of a provisional Palestinian state as a first step toward normalization with Palestinians and the wider Arab world.

Israeli President Ehud Olmert secretly presented the concept to President George W. Bush during a meeting at the White House Monday, the Ma'ariv report said, citing unnamed political sources in Washington and Jerusalem.

Olmert gives 'word of honor' to release prisoners (YNET)
Is the prime minister preparing Palestinian public opinion for the release of prisoners? Olmert expressed willingness to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the release of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit.

In a fairly pragmatic interview published in the east Jerusalem based al-Quds newspaper, Olmert said he is convinced peace would be obtained in the area only through two states, in other words, through the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel.

The prime minister apologized for the accidental shelling at Beit Hanoun, and even expressed willingness to meet with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in order to reach a solution, despite Abbas being a difficult negotiations partner, according to Olmert.

The prime minister also expressed willingness to meet with Hamas ministers, if Hamas accepts the conditions of the Quartet.

Regarding the issue of prisoners, Olmert said: "I can say one thing and that is, before June 25, when Gilad Shalit was kidnapped, I met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and with Abdullah King of Jordan, and my direct message to Abbas, through United States President George Bush, French President Jacques Chirac, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, was that when I meet with Abbas, I will release Palestinian prisoners in large quantities. Afterwards came the incident of the kidnapping of Shalit, before the needed technical issues for preparing the meeting with Abbas took place, and naturally this incident changed everything."

"Can I release prisoners before Shalit is released? I give you my word of honor, which I am also giving the Palestinian people, and you are currently writing my words, you will be surprised by the distance I am prepared to go to allow your sons to return home. Say, 'enough of Hamas!' and enough of extremists and those who leave your sons in jails because they are not willing to release an Israeli soldier who has been kidnapped, despite the fact that we did not conquer a single part of land of the Gaza Strip," Olmert said.

UGH. OLMERT FAILED IN LEBANON. HE'S GOING TO DESTROY ISRAEL. TIME FOR NETANYAHU OR SHARANSKY TO TAKE THE REINS.