According to previous reports, Barak visited Epstein at least 36 times between 2013 and 2017.
The judge said Olmert failed to bring enough evidence to support his statement and that the phrasing sounded too professional, even though Olmert has no expertise in metal wellness.
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He was a staunch supporter of the Jewish State throughout his public career, although his views on Jewish-related issues fluctuated over the years.
By JNi.Media
Rabbi Wolpo said in his testimony that according to Jewish law the evacuation of settlements in the Land of Israel is a worse sin than eating pork on Yom Kippur, since it endangers the lives of millions of Jews.
A profile of the man Police hope will unwillingly take down Prime Minister Netanyahu.
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Ze'ev Elkin, 46, is one of the natural candidates to replace the PM one of these days.
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The Prosecutor's Office wanted to postpone the parole board hearing indefinitely but only received a one-week postponement. A request for an extension was rejected by parole board chair, retired judge Rachel Goldberg.
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'In light of sizeable gaps, lack of trust, and an absence of readiness for serious compromises from the Palestinian side, and the fact the Palestinian Authority is unable to provide an effective response to terror threats, it is difficult for me to envision the possibility of reaching a political agreement in the coming years.'
The Prosecutor's Office said the leak of classified information could cause serious damage to state security.
"It is important to make clear, before the start of a diplomatic process, that Jerusalem will never be divided under any circumstance."
Israel acts “in accordance with our interests, not according to whether or not we have a green light from the international community.”
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The opposition bill was submitted against a backdrop of growing expectations that Israel's police will soon recommend to the state prosecution to open criminal procedures against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Interestingly, Netanyahu’s most ardent foe these days, Ehud Barak, served the shortest term in office as Prime Minister: eight months and one day.
Liberman has a plan to fight assimilation which will strengthen the Diaspora and increase Aliyah
Abbas may announce at the UN that the Palestinian Authority is an independent country, thereby winding up the clock on the time bomb for its extinction.
Gere is a guest of Shimon Peres.
A possible double agent working for Israel may have scotched the assassination attempt.
As former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert heads off to jail for corruption, one tries to consider which event will best define Olmert's legacy. His role in destroying Gush Katif? His abject failure in the Lebanon war? The Holyland Towers? Simply being the first Israeli Prime Minister sent to jail? I think Olmert will best be […]
Kerry: I do not believe nor have I ever said that Israel is or intends to become an Apartheid State.
By Dov Shurin
“The bigger they are the harder they fall” describes what God had in mind for Olmert.
By Steven Plaut
It's six K, five K, four K, Graft ! (Daylight come and da jail's his new home)
There is no joy in having a former prime minister who is a crook, but at least the judicial system finally has nailed him.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Moments ago a Tel Aviv court convicted former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on an account of bribes he accepted.
The US claims the marine who lived in the exclusive neighborhood, opposite Ehud Barak wasn't a spy, but just an embassy guard.
By Paula Stern
It goes to Rabbi Yosef Antebi, the beaten Amsterdam rabbi.
John Kerry’s effort to revive the Middle East peace process has posed an interesting challenge to the Palestinians.
Although born into a Catholic family, the candidate is halachically Jewish.