21:50 Police agree to joint briefing for Arab and Jewish reporters on Bishara case (Haaretz)
21:40 Bush to veto Iraq bill calling for withdrawal of troops by 2008 (Reuters)
21:29 Arab NGO objects to separate briefings for Arab reporters on Bishara case (Haaretz)
21:25 Olmert associates: PM realizes public outcry could force him to step down (AP)
In a report on Channel 2 Tuesday night, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was quoted as saying that the current political crisis may force his removal from office.
“I am not convinced that I will succeed in getting through this,” Olmert was quoted as saying. “But if I go, there will be no coalition left to any of my successors.”
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The longer he takes, the less likely there will be any coalition left.