Ehud Olmert

Former Jerusalem Mayor and Kadima prime minister, resigned as PM in 2009 over corruption allegations

Businessman Morris Talansky, witness in Ehud Olmert trial, passes away at 92

According to the verdict, Talansky transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars to former prime minister Olmert over several years.

 U.S. businessman Morris Talansky appears in court in Jerusalem June 28, 2009. Talansky, at the centre of a bribery case against former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, appeared at Jerusalem District Court on Sunday to resume his testimony.
THE STATEMENTS made by former prime minister Ehud Olmert may have concrete consequences in the growing international legal campaign against Israel, the writer charges.

Golan, Olmert's comments are making it easier to arrest IDF soldiers abroad - opinion

 Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert in Tel Aviv. August 8, 2024.

'What is it if not a war crime?': Ehud Olmert says he can't defend Israel anymore - CNN

Yair Golan, head of The Democrats party speaks at the Knesset. February 24, 2025.

Netanyahu: Golan and Olmert’s claims of war crimes are ‘shocking’


Former PM Ehud Olmert says Israel is close to committing war crime in Gaza

"We are fighting Hamas murderers, we are not fighting innocent civilians, and this must be clear," said Olmert.

 Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert in Tel Aviv. August 8, 2024.

Ex-PM Olmert: Moment Mossad, Shin Bet chiefs ask what they can say to PM, we’re lost

Olmert contrasted his relations with ex-Mossad chief Dagan to the crisis between Netanyahu and his defense chiefs.

 Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert in Tel Aviv. August 8, 2024.

Former PM Ehud Olmert mentioned as one of Jeffrey Epstein's associates in case documents

This is the first time that Olmert has been linked to Epstein. Other names mentioned in the documents include US President Donald Trump and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

 FORMER PRIME MINISTERS Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak attend a memorial ceremony, marking the 26th anniversary of the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in 2021.

Ehud Olmert's stunning 2008 concession plan - comment

Jerusalem would have been divided, with a Palestinian capital in the eastern section. A tunnel or highway link would have connected Gaza with the West Bank.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert hold a news conference in New York

Israel offered Mahmoud Abbas 94% of West Bank in 2008, former PM Ehud Olmert reveals

"In the next 50 years, you will not find one Israeli leader that will propose to you what I propose to you now," Olmert was cited as saying by the BBC.

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Former PM Ehud Olmert: Israel killed Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah's then-military chief

Former PM Ehud Olmert confirms Israel's role in the 2008 killing of Hezbollah's Mughniyeh, breaking 16-year silence on covert Syria mission.

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Netanyahu: The powerless and absent king - opinion

The writer compares Netanyahu to a powerless, absent king, highlighting concerns about unchecked power, lack of accountability, and rising anarchy in Israel.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a news conference for the international media at the Government Press Office in Jerusalem, earlier this month.

We must confront forces of destruction with all our power - opinion

In a reflection on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the writer delves into the numerous peace initiatives that have been proposed and consistently rejected by Arab and Palestinian leaders.

 PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shakes hands with Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin as US president Bill Clinton stands between them, after the signing of the Oslo Peace Accords at the White House on September 13, 1993.

Netanyahu demands criminal investigation into 'Bibi Files' leak

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a criminal investigation into leaks of interrogation footage used in his corruption trials, featured in the documentary "The Bibi Files."

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.

My Word: Dealing in dangerous deals

Ehud Olmert’s revived peace plan reemerges amidst Israel’s conflict, risking further turmoil without offering a real path to peace.

 EHUD OLMERT’S trial balloon for Israeli-Palestinian peace contains hot air that could spark a fire, says the writer.

Ehud Olmert and Nasser al-Qudwa elaborate two-state proposal and agreement to end war

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian politician Nasser al-Qudwa explained their joint proposal to end the war, including Gaza withdrawal and land swap.

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert