Ehud Olmert Scandal

Israel's Former PM Olmert Charged With Corruption

The Guardian | Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem | Posted 05.25.2011

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Israeli prosecutors charged the former prime minister Ehud Olmert with corruption today in three separate cases after months of high-profile investiga...

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Bush's Final Gift: Gaza

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Margolis

Just when we thought it was impossible for the calamitous George Bush and Svengali Dick Cheney to do any more damage to the world or to America's inte...

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Israel's Livni Calls On Olmert To Step Down

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Thursday called on the country's embattled prime minister to step down immediately in light ...

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Olmert To Resign Immediately After Vote For Successor

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — Ehud Olmert pledged Thursday to immediately resign as Israel's prime minister once his party chooses his successor as leader next we...

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Olmert's Dignified Exit

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alon Ben-Meir

Olmert's shortcomings notwithstanding, he pursued peace -- a choice that should not be denied its grandeur or be pawned off as a last effort to distract public attention from his personal troubles.

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Olmert Agrees To Hold Early Primaries

New York Times | ISABEL KERSHNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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The embattled prime minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, agreed on Wednesday to hold primaries in his centrist Kadima Party by late September, averting a ...

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