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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...


                   

Foes and media round on Olmert over bribe probe

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

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Ehud Olmert's opponents and much of Israel's press called on the prime minister to resign on Friday after he admitted taking cash from an American businessman for close to a decade. ... Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gives a statement at his...

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Opponents: Israeli PM should resign over allegations

wtop.com     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert talks to members of the media during a news conference at his official residence in Jerusalem, late Thursday May 8, 2008. Ehud Olmert's political opponents demanded his resignation Friday, saying new allegations that the Israeli prime...

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Olmert resists calls to quit over bribery probe

mg.co.za     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faced a barrage of calls to resign on Friday after he admitted taking cash from an American businessman at the centre of a police investigation into suspected bribery. But Olmert, whose departure could disrupt peace negotiations with the Palestinians, continued...

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Opponents: Israeli PM should resign over allegations

sacbee.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. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert talks to members of the...

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Opponents: Israeli PM should resign over allegations

nwsource.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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Opponents: Israeli PM should resign over allegations

localtechwire.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 resists calls to quit over bribery probe

reuters.com     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faced a barrage of calls to resign on Friday after he admitted taking cash from an American businessman at the centre of a police investigation into suspected bribery. ... By Avida Landau JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Ehud...

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Israeli PM faces new calls to resign after admitting taking cash from 'The Laundry Man'

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

Under fire: Ehud Olmert said he took money from an American businessman Israeli Prime Mininster Ehud Olmert today faced increased pressure to resign after he admitted taking cash from an American businessman for close to a decade. Prosecutors say Mr Olmert took hundreds...

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Calls mount for defiant Olmert to quit

alarabiya.net     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

Facing mounting calls for his resignation on Friday over a criminal probe into allegations he took bribes from a millionaire U.S. financier, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vehemently denied any wrongdoing but said he would quit if he is charged. "I was elected by you, the citizens of

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Suspected of taking bribes, Olmert says he'll resign if indicted

montereyherald.com     May 9, 2008    Send to a friend

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, responding to fresh accusations that he illegally accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from a U.S. citizen, on Thursday said he will step down if he is indicted. ... Olmert made his statement in a nationally televised...

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