Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert has expressed concern that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon neglected to commit himself in his swearing-in speech in the Knesset last night to the \"unity of Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty.\" Sharon said last night, \"Jerusalem was and will be the eternal capital of the Jewish People,\" but did not read the next sentence, \"Jerusalem complete and united will always remain under Israeli sovereignty.\"
Sharon\'s staffers said that he intended to include the sentence - as evidenced by the text received by the media - and that the omission was accidental. Olmert said he was not convinced: \"I heard the speech and immediately sensed that something was missing. Look, these speeches are usually just that - speeches, and they don\'t necessarily mean that they will be followed up by actions. But when even the speeches are missing something, then my antennas immediately go up.\"
Sharon\'s staffers said that he intended to include the sentence - as evidenced by the text received by the media - and that the omission was accidental. Olmert said he was not convinced: \"I heard the speech and immediately sensed that something was missing. Look, these speeches are usually just that - speeches, and they don\'t necessarily mean that they will be followed up by actions. But when even the speeches are missing something, then my antennas immediately go up.\"