Israel: Bush a better Zionist than Olmert

[TriWooOx]

US President George W. Bush is a better Zionist than Israel's own prime minister, Ehud Olmert, an Israeli parliamentarian has said.

In a statement released after walking out of the Knesset session on Thursday as President Bush looked on, Zvi Hendel said Olmert should 'learn from the president of the United States what Zionist is'.

Hendel, a National Union parliamentarian, made the remarks in response to Olmert's speech on Thursday.

In his address before the parliament, Olmert claimed when there is a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians, the agreement 'will be approved by a large majority in the Knesset and it will be supported by the vast majority of the Israeli public'.

Olmert was delivering his speech after Bush addressed the Knesset, offering one of the strongest demonstrations of support for Israel ever made by an American president.

Hendel and Uri Ariel, another National Union Knesset member, left the plenum in protest to the Israeli premier's remarks.
 

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