JERUSALEM, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, speaking for perhaps the last time to the Knesset defense committee, Monday urged completion of a Palestinian peace deal.
Olmert, who is expected to resign this month, issued a plea to recognize the importance of reaching a settlement with the Palestinian authority, saying that while the price to Israel may seem high, the consequences of delay were worse, Ynetnews.com reported.