Former Israeli prime minister backs UK’s sanctions on West Bank settlers Ehud Olmert criticises Israeli government after it reacted furiously and shut down the UK consulate in East Jerusalem The Independent UK · Sep 10
A deal in 'dire straits'? Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert talks to France 24 Just days after President Trump hailed a 60-day peace agreement with Iran, elements of the deal appear to be unravelling. Tehran has announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, despite a provision in the agreement guaranteeing the safe passage of commercial vessels France 24 · Jun 20
Former Israeli PM: US-Israel-Iran war ceasefire – what next? In an opinion piece for Euronews, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says the central objectives of the war were not met: the regime did not collapse, enriched uranium remains in Iran’s hands, and it still dominates the Strait of Hormuz. But despite this, there is still a chance for… Euronews · Apr 10
Israeli former PM calls on ICC to halt West Bank ‘Jewish terrorists’ after prosecutions stop Exclusive: Guardian analysis of settler violence shows no Israelis prosecuted since 2020 for killing Palestinian civilians, as former military, police and spy chiefs describe ‘organised Jewish terrorism’ Middle East crisis – live updates The Guardian - UK · Mar 25
'Regime change in Iran should come from within,' former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says The US president is threatening strikes on Iran, this time in response to the Tehran's violent repression of protestors in recent weeks. Former Israeli Prime Minister Olmert says that if the endgame is regime change, only people can do that. Euronews · Feb 6
Newsletter: Trump endorses Orbán | Former Israeli PM says Iran regime change should come from within Also in this newsletter: Portugal braces for presidential run-off amid devastating floods, and how the Epstein files have ensnared figures from Europe's political elite. Euronews · Feb 6
Israel's settler movement takes victory lap as a sparse outpost becomes a settlement within a month Israeli settlers are celebrating the inauguration of a new settlement in the West Bank on land where Israel and the U.S. once hoped to build a hospital for Palestinian children The Independent UK · Jan 20
Why Israeli soldiers and their leaders may be increasingly at risk of arrest overseas In late December 2008, then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert authorised Operation Cast Lead in response to rocket attacks from Hamas-controlled territory in Gaza. The Conversation · Nov 20, 2025
Voices: Sorry, Donald Trump, but that’s not what I call a peace deal COMMENT: No other world leader could have brought about this sequence of events to end the war in Gaza – but what happens when the US president’s boastful speeches stop, asks former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025
Former Israeli PM says Netanyahu’s plans to takeover Gaza would be ‘historic disaster’ In an interview with Independent Arabia, Ehud Olmert says the continuation of the war is ‘illegitimate’ and warned that a widespread international boycott of Israel is coming The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2025
Gaza is starving – how Israel’s allies can go beyond words and take meaningful action In the past two months, more than 1,000 people seeking food have been killed, according to the UN Human Rights Office. While the figure has been disputed by Israel and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation which was set up to distribute aid, 28 nations this week condemned the “horrifying” killing of… The Conversation · Jul 24, 2025
Trump’s tariff tornado: inside the 18 July Guardian Weekly A global ball of confusion. Plus: Ehud Olmert interviewed The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2025
Israeli defence minister presents 'cheaper and quicker' Gaza concentration camp plan The Israeli defence ministry has presented Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a cheaper and quicker plan for a concentration camp for… The National (Scotland) · Jul 16, 2025
Gaza ‘Humanitarian City’ Plan Slammed By Former Israeli PMs: ‘A Concentration Camp’ “It is a concentration camp. I am sorry.” Pedestrian.tv · Jul 14, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2025 Israeli government and military clash over proposed camp for Palestinians Military opposed to Gaza ‘humanitarian city’ plan, which a former Israeli PM has likened to a concentration camp
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2025 First Thing: ‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says plan would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel over Gaza war is not all down to antisemitism. Plus, why are numbers of first-time US homebuyers at a generational low?
The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025 ‘Humanitarian city’ in Gaza actually ethnic cleansing, former Israeli PM says IN FULL
The National (Scotland) · Jul 14, 2025 'Humanitarian city' will be concentration camp, says ex-Israel prime minister THE 'humanitarian city' proposed by Israel's defence minister will be a concentration camp and forcing Palestinians inside would be ethnic…
Al Jazeera · Jul 14, 2025 Lapid, Olmert slam Israel’s plans for ‘concentration camps’ in Gaza’s Rafah Former Israeli prime ministers join chorus of concern over plans to set up ‘humanitarian city’ in Rafah.
The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025 ‘Humanitarian city’ in Gaza a concentration camp for Palestinians: former Israeli PM Forcing people into the proposed ‘humanitarian city’ would be ethnic cleansing, Ehud Olmert says
The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2025 ‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says forcing people into camp would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel is not all down to antisemitism
Latin Times · Jun 23, 2025 Former Israeli Prime Minister Urges End Of Iran, Gaza Wars, Says It's Time To 'Turn Inside Israel' Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called for the end of the country's wars with Iran and Hamas, saying it's time to "turn inside Israel"
Al Jazeera · Jun 11, 2025 Is time running out for Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu? Israel’s longest serving prime minister faces the difficult task of overcoming opposition both domestically and abroad.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2025 Compare the courage of Greta Thunberg’s Gaza aid mission with the inaction and complicity of western governments The Madleen is no ‘selfie yacht’. It is a symbol of human compassion in a world that has decided to look away, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2025 Morning Mail: Coalition close after ‘comfort’ deal, Labor grassroots anger on Gaza, Trump ‘never evolved’ Littleproud appears confident that Nationals party room will accept deal with Liberals; grassroots want Albanese government to take action against Israel