I recommend reading Ehud Olmert's book, In First Person (Hebrew), a book written in a fluent and fascinating way that makes an important contribution to understanding Israeli politics: its complexity, its pragmatism and its ruthlessness. If I were the editor, I would have shortened it considerably. This 900-pages book summarizes the life and political career of one of Israel’s foremost politicians. Olmert is a person of great ambition and experience. Now, outside of politics as a result of some grave mistakes, he is like a fish outside of water.