Ehud Olmert: Netanyahu trying to draw US into an open clash with Iran

The last time former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert spoke to Kathimerini was when Israel was still assessing the consequences of Iran's missile attack on April 13. Today, and while Israel has suffered its second and largest missile attack, the critic of current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Kathimerini that Israel has achieved its military objectives in Gaza and must stop fighting in the Palestinian enclave.

Olmert, who comes under daily fire from the Israeli government, does not hesitate to say that the Israeli prime minister's far-right partners are tarnishing the state's image in the international community, and calls former prime minister Naftali Bennett's statements about changing the status quo in the Middle East "immature."

We are witnessing historical discord and disagreement between the Israeli government and the US government. Have you...