Posts Tagged: Ehud Olmert
Israel’s Cannabis Industry Pushes for Legalization: ‘The Market Would be Unlimited’
Israeli business leaders and public figures are pushing hard for the full legalization of marijuana, promoting it as a major boost for the economy and...
Olmert’s Joke: Abbas Is a Man of Peace
In one of the more bizarre scenes in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, disgraced and formerly jailed Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert appeared with...
Our Age of Miracles, but Also Possible Lost Opportunities
Three months ago, who could have dreamed that we would be in such an extraordinarily good position? The Trump government had already established itself as...
Former Israeli PM Olmert Cancels Trip to Switzerland Over Fear of War Crimes Arrest
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has called off a planned visit to Switzerland after he was warned that he could be arrested there for...
Another Former Israeli Prime Minister Hops on the Cannabis Bandwagon
CTech - Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is joining Tel Aviv-listed medical cannabis company Univo Pharmaceuticals, the company announced Wednesday. Olmert will serve as...
Israel Admits Bombing Syrian Nuclear Reactor in 2007, Warns Iran
Israel for the first time admitted that it bombed a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007 and said on Wednesday the strike should be a warning...
Ex-Israeli Foreign Minister Denies Report She Nixed Belgium Visit Due to Threat of War Crimes Arrest
An ex-Israeli foreign minister denied on Monday she had nixed a planned trip to Belgium due to a threat she would be arrested upon arrival over...
Egregious Ehud
People who live in glass houses should not throw stones – A proverb on prudence (or the lack thereof) and hypocrisy; origins traced back to Geoffrey Chaucer (1385). [Note...
What Hillary Clinton Can Learn From Israeli Democracy
If the United States were as great a democracy as Israel, then Hillary Clinton would be living in jail -- just like Israel’s ex-prime minister, Ehud...
5 Urgent Issues for the World Zionist Congress
The World Zionist Congress will be meeting in Jerusalem from October 20-22, at one of the most perilous times in recent Jewish history. The Congress must...
Report: Hezbollah Planned to Kill Ehud Olmert to Avenge Commander Mughniyeh’s Death
JNS.org - Hezbollah planned to assassinate former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in retaliation for the 2008 death of Hezbollah military commander Imad Mughniyeh, the...
Obama’s Mistaken Assumptions About Israel and Peace
The American Heritage dictionary defines "victory" as the defeat of an enemy or triumph in a struggle against difficulties. "Peace," on the other hand,...
Olmert to Testify on Allegation That Ehud Barak Took Bribes
Ynet - Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein instructed the police on Sunday night to collect testimony from former prime minister Ehud Olmert on accusations he made that...
Businessman Connected to Olmert Found Dead in Apparent Suicide
Ynet - Benny Tabin, a businessman with ties to the Likud along with former-prime minister Ehud Olmert and his former aide Shula Zaken was found...
