Stepping down as Israel’s prime minister, Ehud Olmert said Israel must withdraw from areas of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and even the Golan Heights, an area at the center of the Israeli-Syrian dispute.
Olmert made his comments during an interview with Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot as he passed leadership of the ruling Kadima Party to Tzipi Livni.
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With his change of heart about the necessity of withdrawals, Olmert leaves a challenging for his successor regarding the future of negotiations with Palestinians and Syrians.
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