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ANALYSIS: New Olmert probe creates more uncertainty for peace process

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May 9, 2008
        

Jerusalem - The already tenuous Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations are facing yet another uncertainty. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's political future is once again being called into question, with a new police investigation into alleged co...

                   

Olmert Says He Will Resign If Indicted

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May 9, 2008
        

Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denies that he took bribes from an American businessman, but at a late night press conference on Thursday, he promised to resign if he is indicted. ... Olmert made the statement from his Jerusalem home at the...

                   

Olmert defies calls to resign over bribe probe

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May 9, 2008
        

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert defied a barrage of calls to resign on Friday after he admitted taking cash from an American businessman at the centre of a police inquiry into ... allegations of bribery. The prime minister, who is due to host...

                   

Olmert facing calls to quit

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May 9, 2008
        

Israeli prime minister denies taking bribes but says he will resign if charged. ... Police have questioned Olmert in the past but he has never faced charges [AFP] Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, is facing calls to resign following new allegations he illegally...

Olmert refuses to resign over cash controversy

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May 9, 2008
        

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admitted taking cash from an American businessman at the center of a police inquiry into allegations of bribery. ... Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel defied a barrage of calls to resign on Friday after he admitted taking cash from an...

                   

Olmert must step down over corruption charges, opponents say

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May 9, 2008
        

'A state like Israel, with an existential threat, needs a full-time prime minister,' rightist MK Eldad says following PM's announcement that he will remain in office unless indicted. Jerusalem pub manager: He should be a gentleman and go home ... political opponents...

                   

Opponents: Israeli PM should resign over allegations

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May 9, 2008
        

Ehud Olmert's political opponents demanded his resignation Friday, saying new allegations that the Israeli prime minister illegally accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from a U.S. citizen render him unfit for the country's top job. ... The investigation is the...

                   

Olmert defies calls to resign over bribe probe

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May 9, 2008
        

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert defied a barrage of calls to resign on Friday after he admitted taking cash from an American businessman at the centre of a police inquiry into allegations of bribery. ... Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert...

                   

Olmert denies allegations but will quit if indicted

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May 9, 2008
        

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denied fresh accusations that he illegally accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from a U.S. citizen but said Thursday night that he will step down if he is indicted. ... The latest investigation into corruption...

                   

Olmert and #x2018;Never Took a Bribe, and #x2019; He Says

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May 9, 2008
        

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel said Thursday that the contributions he had taken from Long Island businessman Morris Talansky were legitimate campaign funds, not bribes. ... ETHAN BRONNER and ALISON LEIGH COWAN JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel said...