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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Ehud Olmert

was born in Binyamina in 1945.

He served in the IDF as combat infantry unit officer and was a military correspondent for the IDF journal Bamachane. A lawyer by profession, he holds B.A. and LL.B. degrees in Psychology, Philosophy and Law from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Ehud Olmert was a Knesset Member from 1973, serving on the House, Constitution, Law & Justice Committee, State Control, Foreign Affairs && Defense, Finance, Education & Culture, and Internal Affairs & Environment Committees.

From 1988-1990 he served as Minister Without Portfolio responsible for minority affairs, and from 1990 until 1992 as Minister of Health.

In November 1993, Olmert was elected Mayor of Jerusalem, subsequently resigning from the Knesset in 1998. After his re-election to the Knesset in 2003, he resigned from his position of in February 2003.

In February 2003, Ehud Olmert was appointed Vice Premier and Minister of Industry and Trade.

He is married, with four children.

Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs

"I said, 'Get me President Bush on the phone.' They said he was in the middle of giving a speech in Philadelphia. I said, 'I don't care: I have to talk to him now.' They got him off the podium, brought him to another room, and I spoke to him. "I told him, 'You can't vote in favor of this resolution. He said, 'Listen, I don't know about it. I didn't see it. I'm not familiar with the phrasing.'" So Prime Minister Olmert told President Bush: "I'm familiar with it. You can't vote in favor." Bush did as he was told: "Mr. Bush gave an order to Secretary of State Rice and she did not vote in favor of it � a resolution she cooked up, phrased, organized and maneuvered for," said Olmert triumphantly. "She was left pretty shamed, and abstained on a resolution she arranged."

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Sat. November 21, 2009

Israel expands settlements in East Jerusalem

The Age
November 21, 2009

''This fact has been recognised by previous Israeli prime ministers such as Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert,'' Mr Qurei said. ''[Opposition leader Tzipi] Livni ...

Dimming Prospects for Mideast Peace?

New York Times
November 20, 2009

By contrast, Mr. Abbas stood with Yasir Arafat in rejecting peace in 2000 at Camp David, he rejected an even more generous peace offer from Ehud Olmert last ...

News in Brief

Ha'aretz
November 20, 2009

(Yuval Goren) Uri Messer, the close confidant and attorney of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, will not be charged in the investment center corruption ...

Lieberman tops Israel corruption index

PRESS TV
November 19, 2009

Netanyahu's predecessor Ehud Olmert, ranked as one of the most corrupt politicians for years, was not included in this year's survey as he no longer holds ...

Abbas: Mideast peace deal won't happen with me

Ha'aretz
November 19, 2009

... were completely stalled, said Abbas, adding that they resumed briefly under former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert before crashing again. ...

Prosecution closes corruption case against Olmert confidant Messer

Ha'aretz
November 19, 2009

Uri Messer, the close confidant and attorney of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, will not be charged in the ...

Erdogan: Israel no longer trusts Turkey

Ynetnews
November 18, 2009

Erdogan singled out Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for failing to trust Ankara, unlike his predecessor Ehud Olmert, and also said he did not think Syrian ...

MIDEAST: EREKAT, ISRAEL'S CHOICE IS PEACE OR SETTLEMENTS

ANSAmed
November 18, 2009

''His predecessor, Ehud Olmert, instead built 9700 housing units in three years. Nonetheless, Mahmoud Abbas met with Olmert every week in Jerusalem. ...

Peace in Kashmir and Palestine Ã¢ÂÂ" the Scooby Doo defence

Telegraph.co.uk
November 18, 2009

Mind you, Ehud Olmert says he was close to resolving the Palestine question shortly before he was forced from the prime minister's office in Israel. ...

Israel no longer trusts Turkey, Erdogan says

Reuters
November 18, 2009

Erdogan singled out Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for failing to trust Ankara, unlike his predecessor Ehud Olmert, and also said he did not think Syrian ...

Milestones in Israeli malfeasance, 2009

Ha'aretz
November 17, 2009

Charges were filed against former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in three cases: He allegedly double-billed for plane tickets, accepted cash-filled envelopes ...

Israel perceived to be a little less corrupt than it was in 2008

Ha'aretz
November 17, 2009

... by the police's recommendation to indict Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, or the indictment filed against former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. ...

True peace requires fair, respectful leaders

UK The Kentucky Kernel
November 16, 2009

Since resigning as Israel's Prime Minister after suspicion of corruption, Ehud Olmert has been making the rounds at American colleges and universities to ...

Bill Clinton, Schwarzenegger to attend Saban Forum in Israel

Ynetnews
November 12, 2009

Israeli participants in the forum include Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, ...

Abbas' threat to resign sparks fears, uncertainty

Jweekly.com
November 12, 2009

Another source of Abbas' frustration is Netanyahu's refusal to recognize the progress made with the previous Israeli government under Ehud Olmert. ...

Golan Hopes that Netanyahu is Not Following Olmert

Arutz Sheva
November 12, 2009

Heitner said he hoped Netanyahu would not follow former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who committed himself to withdraw from the Golan in the negotiations he ...

Olmert: Groups using Goldstone Gaza report to attack us are 'hypocritical'

Ha'aretz
November 12, 2009

... against Hamas in Gaza is being used to attack Israel by "self-righteous and hypocritical" groups, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Thursday. ...

Shas Holds the Records for Permits for Foreign Workers

Haber 27
November 8, 2009

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and opposition leader Tzipi Livni were among the Israelis named. ...

The partner who had no partner

Ynetnews
November 8, 2009

... EU leaders that descended on Jerusalem in January this year in the wake of Operation Cast Lead to express their solidarity with outgoing PM Ehud Olmert? ...

Norway drops war crimes case against Israel

Telegraph.co.uk
November 8, 2009

On April 19, 2006, after the Israeli elections but before Ehud Olmert's government took office, I met with Abbas at his home in Ramallah. ...

Norway drops lawsuit against Israeli

Haber 27
November 8, 2009

The lawsuit had called for the arrest and extradition of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

PM heads to US under threat of Palestinian statehood declaration

Ha'aretz
November 8, 2009

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, a mediator between Israel and Syria during Ehud Olmert's

UK fails to comprehensively cover conflict debate

Telegraph.co.uk
November 7, 2009

On April 19, 2006, after the Israeli elections but before Ehud Olmert's government took office, I met with Abbas at his home in Ramallah. ...

Abbas: liberated lame duck?

AFP
November 7, 2009

... acting as chairman of telephone conference calls between former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. ...

Leumi workers want rights protected under new owner

AFP
November 6, 2009

... acting as chairman of telephone conference calls between former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. ...

Norway dismisses Israel war crimes complaint

New York Times
November 4, 2009

Israelis note that Mr. Abbas already rejected a far-reaching peace offer by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Palestinians rightly suspect that Mr. ...

The Mideast impasse

Times LIVE
November 4, 2009

Some members of British Parliament are even on board with calling for the ar-rest of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and those Israeli military ...

Following in Rabin's Footsteps Toward Peace

Huffington Post (blog)
November 4, 2009

Despite these hostile actions, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Opt for the greater good

Ha'aretz
November 3, 2009

During the period that Mazuz and Lador were working together, the number of indictments of politicians - above all, Ehud Olmert

A strike in the desert

Ynetnews
November 2, 2009

The Mossad finally recognizes the imminent danger and alerts then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Rally in Rutgers, Hip hop in day school, Heckling Olmert in San Fran

Jewish Telegraphic Agency
November 2, 2009

(Jewish News of Greater Phoenix) At a speaking gig in San Francisco, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

PFLP: Shut down the war criminals wherever they go!

Tehran Times
November 1, 2009

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University of Chicago Failed to Distance Itself from Olmert's Criminality

Media Monitors Network
October 30, 2009

Recently, the University of Chicago invited former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Mitchell renews Middle East talks

Aljazeera.net
October 29, 2009

Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were broken off late last year after Ehud Olmert

Ehud Olmert braves protesters' verbal onslaught during SF talk

Jweekly.com
October 28, 2009

When Ehud Olmert

Mofaz's plan / A message to Livni, via Haniyeh

guardian.co.uk
October 27, 2009

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/ AP Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister during the Gaza war, would probably face arrest ...

Police still probing Rishon Tours case despite indictment

guardian.co.uk
October 27, 2009

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/ AP Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister during the Gaza war, would probably face arrest ...

Setting the record straight

guardian.co.uk
October 27, 2009

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/ AP Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister during the Gaza war, would probably face arrest ...

Mofaz in the footsteps of Sharon

guardian.co.uk
October 27, 2009

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Photograph: Sebastian Scheiner/ AP Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister during the Gaza war, would probably face arrest ...

Olmert says Israel was justified in attack on Gaza

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October 27, 2009

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert