The mayor of Jerusalem praised President Bush for his Middle East policy speech. Speaking before young professionals at an American Israel Public Affairs Committee dinner Monday, Ehud Olmert joked that if Bush weighed “50 kilos more” — about 110 pounds — one might have thought it was Prime Minister Ariel Sharon giving the speech.
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