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Olmert's resignation sought

upi.com     May 9, 2008       Send to a friend

JERUSALEM, May 9 (UPI) -- Opposition and coalition leaders called on embattled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign after bribery allegations against him surfaced. ... Israeli police have been investigating Olmert but only recently revealed he is suspected of...


                   

ANALYSIS: New Olmert probe creates more uncertainty for peace process

earthtimes.org     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

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...

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Israeli prime minister Olmert faces resignation calls

guardian.co.uk     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

Opponents call for resignation over allegations tha Israeli prime minister took hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes ... Opponents of Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert have called for his resignation over allegations that he took hundreds of thousands of dollars in...

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Israeli premier denies receiving illegal funds

euronews.net     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

Israel's prime minister Ehud Olmert has admitted accepting cash from a US businessman, but says he never took a penny for himself. ... The police investigation concerns a period from 1998 when Olmert was running for re-election as mayor of Jerusalem up to 2006 when he...

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Olmert Says He Will Resign If Indicted

cnsnews.com     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

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...

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Olmert defies calls to resign over bribe probe

aawsat.com     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

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...

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Olmert facing calls to quit

aljazeera.net     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

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...

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Olmert refuses to resign over cash controversy

iht.com     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

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...

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Olmert must step down over corruption charges, opponents say

ynet.co.il     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

'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...

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Opponents: Israeli PM should resign over allegations

iht.com     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

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...

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Olmert defies calls to resign over bribe probe

thestar.com.my     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

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...

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