Ehud Olmert Scandal

Israel's Former PM Olmert Charged With Corruption

The Guardian | Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem | Posted 10.16.2009 | World


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

Bush's Final Gift: Gaza

Eric Margolis | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics


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...

Israel's Livni Calls On Olmert To Step Down

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 12.28.2008 | World


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

Olmert To Resign Immediately After Vote For Successor

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics


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

Olmert's Dignified Exit

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics


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.

Olmert Agrees To Hold Early Primaries

New York Times | ISABEL KERSHNER | Posted 07.03.2008 | Home


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