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Ehud Olmert era comes to ignominious end
Ehud Olmert\’s formal resignation Sunday was an ignominious end to a premiership marked by multiple corruption scandals, a failed war in Lebanon and unfinished business on the Palestinian, Syrian and Iranian fronts.\n\n
Ehud Olmert should be indicted, Israeli police tell prosecutors
Ehud Olmert should be indicted on corruption charges, Israel police recommended Sunday. Bribery is the most serious of the charges that police recommended against the prime minister to Attorney General Menachem Mazuz. Others include fraud, breach of trust and money laundering.\n\n
Israeli policy headed for radical changes in post-Olmert era
Ehud Olmert\’s departure opens up the possibility of radical new directions in Israeli policy vis-a-vis the Palestinians, Syria and Iran
Ehud Olmert: A political time line
From Knesset member to Jerusalem mayor to prime minister, Ehud Olmert\’s political life
Israel political outlook uncertain as Olmert announces plan to resign
Confronted with police investigations into possible illegal fund-raising activities and a climate of intense political hostility, including from leading members of his own party, the Israeli prime minister held a hastily assembled news conference Wednesday evening to announce he will resign the premiership
Olmert seen as lackluster at Paris
Weighed down by political scandal and challenges at home, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert appeared unusually subdued during his visit to Paris for the Union for the Mediterranean conference
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