Olmert

[ ohl-mert, -mert ]

noun

1. E·hud [ey, -h, oo, d], born 1945, Israeli politician: prime minister 2006–09.

Example Sentences

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert says Biden’s diplomacy has amounted to an unprecedented level of support, pointing to the huge US military deployment, including aircraft carrier strike groups and a nuclear power submarine, he ordered in the wake of October 7.

From BBC

“Every time he came close to it, Netanyahu somehow found a reason not to comply, so the main reason for the failure of this diplomacy was the consistent opposition of Netanyahu,” says Olmert.

From BBC

Olmert says a stumbling block for a ceasefire deal has been Netanyahu’s reliance on the “messianic” ultranationalists in his cabinet who prop up his government.

From BBC

Two months after the attack, Ehud Olmert, former Israeli prime minister, noted in a Times of Israel podcast that, if just 200 Israeli troops had been where they should have been, the Hamas terrorists would have been repelled at the border—their assault would have failed.

From Slate

Ehud Olmert, by then Israel’s prime minister, went to war.

From BBC