Olmert: Arab State or ‘Tear-Soaked Struggle’
At the opening of the Knesset’s winter session Monday, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that Israel must either surrender Judea, Samaria and Gaza for an Arab state or face a violent demographic struggle. [..]
Police Fraud Unit Questions PM Olmert
(IsraelNN.com) Officers of the National Police Department’s Fraud Investigations Unit are questioning Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Tuesday morning in relation to corruption charges in the “Bank Leumi Affair.” Olmert is suspected of interfering with the bank’s privatization on behalf of wealthy allies from overseas. It is one of several criminal investigations or suspicions involving the Prime Minister. [..]
Winograd May Exclude Personal Recommendations
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, already under two police investigations for attempting to sway the Bank Leumi privatization sale and for receiving a $330,000 discount on his purchase of a luxury apartment, was presumably happy to learn Monday that the Winograd Commission is likely to omit personal recommendations in its final report.
