News Brief12:12 PM

(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has launched a blog - of sorts. Olmert does not actually write the blog himself, but members of his staff promise to keep the "Travel Diary" updated.

The blog is available in English and Hebrew at the web site of the Prime Minister's Office and features an RSS feed.

"With Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's departure on a diplomatic visit to Japan, we have decided – for the first time – to post a blog on the Prime Minister's Office website," the introduction reads. "The blog, written by personnel from the Prime Minister's Bureau, will deal with the goals and objectives that we have set for the trip and with the meetings that Prime Minister Olmert will hold during his visit.  The goal is allow those surfing the website to learn directly about the course of the visit and to obtain regular updates about its developments.  For our part, this is another tool to increase the transparency of the Prime Minister's activities in general and to reveal some of his wide-ranging diplomatic work.  Upon the conclusion of the visit, as well as during its course, we would be pleased to receive comments about the blog and its contents."