Olmert peace plan

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
 Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrives for a court hearing on the lawsuit of the Netanyahu family against him, at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on June 12, 2022.

Ehud Olmert and Arafat's nephew sign agreement to achieve peace, partition Jerusalem - report

THEN-PRIME Minister Ehud Olmert stands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in Jerusalem in January, 2008

Danny Danon to Olmert: Do not come to the UN to meet Mahmoud Abbas

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Egyptian President al-Sisi in New York.

Amid diplomatic flurry, calls for regional peace


Letters to the Editor: No-win situation

The best thing Israel should do is thank Egypt for the offer but decline magnanimously, saying it is not qualified.

Letters

Olmert to judges: 'The real punishment is the shame. What do I say to my grandchild.'

First time Olmert's team admits: No need to punish Olmert harshly to deter him - "he's lost his world, he has no public future."

Ehud Olmert

Arafat in a suit

Abbas has made a strategic decision to raise the negotiating bar too high for any Israeli leader to contemplate.

Mahmoud Abbas

Knesset panel approves measure that could reduce chances for Olmert comeback

Bill would double ‘cooling off ’ period to 14 years for pols found guilty of crimes involving moral turpitude.

Olmert in court on day of sentencing, May 13

The enduring mystery of the Talansky-Olmert appeal

The appeal is so old, it seems as if it has mysteriously disappeared.

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Grapevine: A worthwhile legal opinion

If Olmert’s appeal is accepted, the points made by Avi-Yitzhak will be of major significance with regard to both the harshness of the sentence imposed on Olmert, and the character-assassinating terminology used by Judge David Rozen.

Olmert in court on day of sentencing, May 13

Reporter's Notebook: The eyes have it

Israeli's react to the news that Olmert will serve 6 years in jail.

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Yacimovich: Too bad Israel was led by someone so corrupt

President Shimon Peres expresses sadness over Olmert's fate; settler group rejoices in his punishment, calling Olmert "satanic brain" of disengagement.

Labor leader Shelly Yacimovich 370

Feet of clay

A potentially history-making national leader, Ehud Olmert was brought low by avarice and arrogance.

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High Court demands explanation from state over rejecting Zaken deal against Olmert

Court’s decision came following petition filed by the Movement for the Quality of Government in Israel to compel the state to cut a deal with Zaken.

Former prime minister Ehud Olmert