“The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a corner of extreme fundamentalism, which will cut them off from the entire world, or whether they are ready to take the necessary steps. My role is to assist in building this process.”

Israeli politician and lawyer

Ehud Olmert is an Israeli politician and lawyer who served as prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009. He is known for his role in national politics and for the public statements that accompanied his years in office. His career combined law and politics, and his name is most closely tied to his tenure as prime minister. The facts available here do not add further biographical detail, so his public record is best understood through that period and the issues he addressed while in office.