Olmert Tells Carter to Take a Hike

Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 8:29:37 am PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has refused to meet with Jimmy Carter.

(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has turned down a request from former American president Jimmy Carter for a meeting during his visit to Israel next week. The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni both said that their schedules will not allow a meeting, but an anonymous Israeli official told the Washington Times, “You draw your own conclusions.”