In an interview with CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria, Olmert said: “If there will be a comprehensive war in the north. It is likely Lebanon will disappear. There will be a mass destruction. We have the power to do it.”
He warned, however, that “at the same time, if Hezbollah will use all their powers, and they will use all their powers in the event of a comprehensive war, Israel will suffer great pain, greater than we ever suffered in the history of confrontations with our countries. In other words, there is not an interest for Israel and there is not an interest for Hezbollah to engage in a comprehensive war.”
Olmert said that the Israeli occupation state needs leadership with a completely different mentality from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who seeks only personal gain. ….more
