Read more Ehud Olmert stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/860/ehud-olmert.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:52:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68154/olmert-charged-with-corruption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael’s attorney general has officially indicted former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges, the BBC reports. The 61-page charge, filed in court today, accuses Olmert of "fraud, breach of trust, registering false corporate documents, and concealing fraudulent earnings.” Olmert denies all the charges, which relate to three different cases...http://www.newser.com/story/68154/olmert-charged-with-corruption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Aug 2009 13:55:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65960/israeli-foreign-minister-faces-raft-of-corruption-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsraeli police have recommended the indictment of the country's foreign minister for bribery, money laundering, and other corruption charges, Haaretz reports. Avigdor Lieberman, who leads the ultranationalist Yisrael Beiteinu party and was kingmaker in February's closely-run election, has been under investigation for years and is accused of funneling cash to...http://www.newser.com/story/65960/israeli-foreign-minister-faces-raft-of-corruption-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 7:34:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64610/olmert-stop-obsessing-over-settlements.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's fine for Barack Obama to make overtures to the Arab world, but Ehud Olmert, reminding him in a Washington Post op-ed that Israel is "the only real Middle Eastern democracy," complains that he has focused too much of his attentions on Israel's settlements in the West Bank. Olmert says...http://www.newser.com/story/64610/olmert-stop-obsessing-over-settlements.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 6:27:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52137/israel-vows-strong-reply-to-hamas-rockets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOngoing rocket attacks on southern Israel will elicit "a serious, painful, strong and uncompromising" response, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today. At least eight rockets from the Gaza Strip struck the western Negev desert Friday and Saturday, with no casualties or injuries, the Jerusalem Post reports. Six more Qassam...http://www.newser.com/story/52137/israel-vows-strong-reply-to-hamas-rockets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Mar 2009 17:54:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50896/pope-to-visit-israel-in-may.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPope Benedict XVI will visit Israel this May amid diplomatic tensions between the Vatican and the Jewish state, the New York Times reports. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert confirmed the visit today after the pontiff hinted at a trip last week. “We very much hope that the visit will be held...http://www.newser.com/story/50896/pope-to-visit-israel-in-may.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Feb 2009 16:00:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49731/long-range-rocket-strikes-israel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA long-range rocket fired today from Gaza struck the Israeli city of Ashkelon in the first such attack since the ceasefire began last month, reports CNN. No injuries were reported, but Israel vowed to respond with "great force." Resumed rocket fire from Gaza presents a particular problem for the centrist-led...http://www.newser.com/story/49731/long-range-rocket-strikes-israel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Feb 2009 4:36:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49643/israel-pounds-gaza-targets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsraeli aircraft pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip late last night after militants there unleashed 10 rounds of rocket and mortar fire on Israel. It's the region's heaviest exchange since a ceasefire began two weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times reports. Six explosions rocked Rafah, a border town near...http://www.newser.com/story/49643/israel-pounds-gaza-targets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Feb 2009 3:40:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49602/hamas-rivals-violating-ceasefire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael’s military intelligence chief says Hamas “is conducting serious soul-searching on its strategic mistakes and operational failures" in the wake of the Gaza war, the Jerusalem Post reports. Rival Palestinian groups “are challenging the organization and carrying out attacks in order to bring on another escalation,” he told the Israeli...http://www.newser.com/story/49602/hamas-rivals-violating-ceasefire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Feb 2009 15:35:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48937/israel-to-back-soldiers-accused-of-war-crimes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpecial legal teams will defend Israeli soldiers against potential war crimes charges stemming from civilian deaths in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today, promising the country would "fully back" those who fought in the three-week offensive. "The soldiers and commanders who were sent on missions in Gaza...http://www.newser.com/story/48937/israel-to-back-soldiers-accused-of-war-crimes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Jan 2009 16:35:00 CST