Olmert Takes Ahmadinejad Threats Seriously
Interim Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, responding to a series of threatening statements, on Tuesday called Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a dictator and said Israel was able to defend itself. In a satellite relay to a convention of the Anti-Defamation League, a pro-Israel group, Olmert, who is in the midst of putting together the final pieces in a new Israeli government, responded firmly to the Iranian leader’s frequent rhetorical jabs at Israel. Full Story