An Israeli couple who blog about terrorism have achieved international fame — and a bit of notoriety — by setting off a \”dirty bomb\” scare in New York City.
His reputation in shambles from a sex scandal that broke a year ago and swelled in subsequent months, Israel\’s outgoing president, Moshe Katsav, put an end to the sordid chapter by agreeing to a plea bargain after months of insisting he was innocent.
Israeli Arab lawmaker Azmi Bishara has abruptly ended a parliamentary career built on denouncing the Jewish state from enemy capitals and then dodging charges of sedition at home.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert praised Majadele\’s nomination. But its ratification, which was expected to take place at Sunday\’s Cabinet meeting, was postponed for a week.
Israel\’s patience with the growing menace from the Gaza Strip appears to be wearing thin.
Exactly four months after assuming Israel\’s top office amid tragedy, Ehud Olmert has been confirmed as prime minister
Just in time for Israel\’s 58th Independence Day, Ehud Olmert has clinched his new coalition government.
Fending off a hailstorm of Israeli criticism — as well as a possible showdown with Washington — Russia insisted it only wanted to help tame Hamas.
As the prime minister lay in a post-operative coma Sunday, his temporary replacement, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting.
\”We hope that the prime minister will recover, gain strength and with God\’s help will return to run the government of Israel and lead the State of Israel,\” Olmert said.
According to last week\’s Shin Bet report, arms smuggling into Gaza has skyrocketed sixfold since Israel left during the summer. In the West Bank, terrorists have already test fired a rocket in a bid to emulate the tactics of their Gazan comrades.
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