E132 - Josef Olmert on Harbin, Madrid and the Story of Leaving
Published: October 19, 2026
Duration: 46:39
The Dr. Rod Berger Show is presented by Fair Observer.
The first face-to-face meeting between Israeli and Syrian negotiators in Madrid was set for 10:30 in the morning. By Josef Olmert's account, the Syrians showed up at 10:30 at night.
Dr. Rod Berger sits down with Josef Olmert, Middle East scholar, former Israeli government spokesman and member of Israel's delegation for talks with Syria. Olmert's family story runs through Russia, China, Israel and the United States. His father's family fled revolutionary Russia for Harbin, in Manchuria, where his parents, both Zionists, lived before leaving for Mandate Palestine...