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The formula for the parameters of a unilateral solution are: To maximize the number of Jews to minimize the number of Palestinians not to withdraw to the 1967 border and not to divide Jerusalem.

Ehud Olmert

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Ehud Olmert
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: September 30
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