Excerpts from Yediot Aharonot, Ma'ariv and Ha'aretz, 30.11.07

29/11/2007, Ha'aretz:
Olmert: Two states, or Israel is done for
"If the day comes when the two-state solution collapses, and we face a South African-style struggle for equal voting rights (also for the Palestinians in the territories), then, as soon as that happens, the State of Israel is finished."
"We now have a partner," in Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. "He is a weak partner, who is not capable, and, as Tony Blair says, has yet to formulate the tools and may not manage to do so. But it is my job to do everything so that he receives the tools, and to reach an understanding on the guidelines for an agreement".

30/11/07, Ma'ariv, Ben Caspit:
At the same time, during those days Olmert was conducting a secret affair with the Israeli left. Yossi Beilin met with him for a long discussion. Olmert's aides, including Haim Ramon, met with all the negotiators in the Israeli peace camp past and present, persued the virtual documents and agreements and the drafts. Olmert himself read through the Geneva Accord and seemed impressed. The Geneva Initiative people enlisted in the effort. Most of the draft documents for the "joint declaration" that were leaked to the press came for the Palestinian side and were drafted in Tel Aviv, at the Geneva offices.
Tzipi Livni was familiar with all these materials. She was also in continuous contact with the Geneva people and was not "dumbfounded." She also displayed an open and attentive mind, but, unlike Olmert, did not agree at that stage to discuss anything but a clumsy, archaic statement to launch negotiations. Livni is apparently not afraid of the Winograd Report.

30/11/07, Yediot Aharinot, Nahum Barnea and Shimon Schiffer quoting Olmert:
"…I lived with a different sentiment. I said, the status quo is a disaster. Even when I gave an interview with Yediot Aharonot's "Sabbath Supplement" in December 2003, I said, if we don't do something, we will lose the prospect of the existence of two states. We will be an apartheid state. This thing rattled me, drove me mad, and still rattles me... What is everyone talking about now? The same thing: Two states, otherwise we'll miss the opportunity.
What is the Likud offering the people of Israel? Nothing. Only what not to do: No concessions, no nothing. Who of those that today say 'do nothing' are willing to take the responsibility for what could happen if we do nothing?
In the past 40 years we have repeatedly arrived at crossroads where we expressed remorse: why didn't we do things earlier, when it was still possible."
"…After taking a long close look, I have reached another conclusion: We must maintain the Jewish majority…"