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Ehud Olmert (/ ˈ oʊ l m ər t,-m ɛər t /; Hebrew: אֶהוּד אוֹלְמֶרְט, IPA: [eˈhud ˈolmeʁt] ⓘ; born 30 September 1945) is an Israeli politician and lawyer.He served as the 12th prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009 and before that as a cabinet minister from 1988 to 1992 and from 2003 to 2006. Between his first and second stints as a cabinet member, he served as ...
May 13, 2014 · Ehud Olmert was sentenced to six years in prison, a two-year suspended term, and a fine of NIS 1 million ($289,000) in the Tel Aviv District Court on Tuesday, with the judge issuing a scathing ...
Jun 8, 2024 · Ehud Olmert is an Israeli politician who served as mayor of Jerusalem (1993–2003) and as prime minister of Israel (2006–09). He became a chief architect of Ariel Sharon’s 2005 policy of disengagement from the Gaza Strip and was a founding member of the centrist Kadima party established that same year.
Security services alerted then-prime minister Ehud Olmert, requesting authorization to launch a strike to assassinate eight of the terrorist group’s leaders in one devastating swoop. But Olmert ...
Feb 9, 2006 · Ehud Olmert was born in what is now Binyamina on September 30, 1945. In his youth he was involved with the Betar youth group, a revisionist zionist movement started by Ze'ev Jabotinsky.
Feb 9, 2024 · Exclusive: Ehud Olmert tells The Independent that the ‘arrogance’ of his successor led to catastrophic security failures that allowed the bloody Hamas attack and that continuing an untenable ...
Apr 19, 2022 · NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert about his book, "Searching for Peace: A Memoir of Israel." He's said he's innocent, but went to prison for corruption charges.
Nov 1, 2023 · EHUD OLMERT: No one who is a civilian, innocent, uninvolved person is a legitimate target, but a number of people concentrated in the areas which are attacked by Israel are not innocent civilians.
Sep 19, 2013 · Here’s a look at the life of Ehud Olmert, former prime minister of Israel. Personal Birth date: September 30, 1945 Birth place: Binyamina, British Mandate Palestine (now Israel) Birth name: Ehud ...
Jan 10, 2022 · Mr Olmert was eventually convicted of bribery, fraud, breach of trust and obstructing in a series of trials in 2014, but only began serving a 27-month prison sentence two years later.
