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(IsraelNN.com) National Union/National Religious Party Knesset Members booed and heckled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during his speech welcoming US President George W. Bush to the Knesset plenum, according to Ynet.

Olmert told the president during his speech, "When we reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians, G-d willing, one which is based on your vision of a two-state soluton, it will be brought before this House... This future peace ageement, I assure you, will be approved by this House and by the Israeli public."

MKs Aryeh Eldad and Uri Ariel reportedly booed the Prime Minister, and Tzvi Hendel called out a remark that Olmert would not "see that day." Hendel and Ariel reportedly got up and walked out of the Knesset plenum during Olmert's speech.