“Olmert should not resign because of his condition..this type of illness will not impair his functioning… [He should resign] despite the tumor, because of his failures.”
– Member of Knesset Arieh Eldad (National Union-National Religious Party), after PM Olmert’s announcement that he has prostate cancer
“The PM doesn’t have to resign because of his condition, but he must resign because of his decisions during the Second Lebanon War and the police investigations.”
– Member of Knesset Ran Cohen (Meretz), also after the announcement.
Tough crowd.
