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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 428

Holyland

Former prime minister Ehud Olmert attends a celebration at Kibbutz Ramat Yochanan in northern Israel on March 31, 2018 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
April 1, 2018, 12:41 pm
Ehud Olmert takes no prisoners in conspiratorial and unrepentant memoir
Ex-PM rips into rivals, and insists, at remorseless length, he’s the victim of a plot encompassing right-wing ‘extremists,’ the media, US Jewish money, and the entire legal system
By Marissa Newman
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert seen at the Jerusalem Supreme Court on December 29, 2015. (Photo by Emil Salman/POOL)
January 15, 2016, 1:46 am
State promises ‘no celebrity discount’ as Olmert seeks deal
Attorney for former PM, who is to start prison term next month, meets state prosecutor, aims to minimize jail time in series of cases
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of Israeli Border Police officers (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI)
December 29, 2015, 1:40 pm
Border Patrol unit comes under fire in West Bank; none injured
Suspects in ‘hate wedding’ video questioned over alleged incitement, possession of illegal weapons
By Marissa Newman
Shula Zaken seen at the Jerusalem District court on November 6, 2014. (photo credit: Ido Erez/POOL)
November 6, 2014, 8:19 pm
Psychic to Olmert’s ex-aide urged her to blackmail boss
Defense team in high-profile graft trial plays recording in which Shula Zaken vows to beat up former PM during conversation with clairvoyant confidante
By Marissa Newman and ToI Staff
The lucite towers of Jerusalem, as depicted in this large-model of Jerusalem, maintained by the Jerusalem Center for Planning in Historic Cities in the municipality (photo credit: Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
September 3, 2014, 5:07 am
New heights for Jerusalem’s skyline
The city that doggedly preserved its views is now giving in to its urban needs
By Jessica Steinberg
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert arrives for sentencing in the Holyland affair at the District Court in Tel Aviv, May 13, 2014. Photo credit:Moti Kimchi/POOL/Flash90)
May 14, 2014, 1:00 pm
Check inmate
The papers react to Olmert’s sentencing with conflicting measures of triumph and regret
By Marissa Newman
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert (photo credit: Oren Nahshon/Flash90/File)
May 14, 2014, 2:49 am
A look at Ehud Olmert’s political career
Former prime minister, ordered to report to prison on Sept 1, was first elected an MK back in 1973
By AP
Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert leaves the Tel Aviv District Court in Israel, on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (photo credit: AP Photo/Finbarr O'Reilly, Pool)
May 13, 2014, 10:55 pm
Olmert jailing a logistical headache for Israeli prisons
Shin Bet to advise on special security measures for the ex-PM, due to his knowledge of state secrets
By Marissa Newman
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert speaks with his attorney Eli Zohar in the courtroom of the District Court in Tel Aviv during the sentencing hearings in the Holyland trial on April 29, 2014. (photo credit: Ben Kelmer/POOL/Flash90)
April 29, 2014, 7:09 pm
Olmert: I never requested or accepted bribes
In sentencing hearing, ex-prime minister says he will appeal to Supreme Court; his attorney asks for no jail time
By Marissa Newman
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert in Tel Aviv District Court, March 31, 2014, where he was found guilty of bribe-taking in the Holyland real estate scandal. (photo credit: Ido Erez/Pool/Flash90
April 28, 2014, 5:50 pm
State seeks six years in prison for Olmert
‘The punishment must reverberate far and wide, fit the severity of the deeds, warn and deter,’ prosecutor demands
By ToI Staff
Ehud Olmert and Ariel Sharon, at a 2004 cabinet meeting. (photo credit: Sharon Perry/Flash 90/File.
April 3, 2014, 8:26 am
Ehud the scoundrel, Arik the hero
For many Israelis, Olmert’s corruption is secondary to his larger crime — representing the empty politics of the age
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Olmert attorney Eli Zohar speaking to reporters outside the Tel Aviv courtroom Monday. (photo credit: Ben Kelmer/Flash90)
March 31, 2014, 7:22 pm
Olmert defense team ‘thunderstruck’ by graft conviction
After reading verdict, lawyers for former prime minister say they don’t see how he was found guilty in Holyland case
By ToI Staff, AP and AFP
Shula Zaken, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's bureau chief, leaves her home in Jerusalem on March 30, 2014 (photo credit: Meital Cohen/Flash90)
March 30, 2014, 11:14 pm
Uncertainty reigns over Holyland verdict delay
Corruption trial involving former PM Ehud Olmert thrown into confusion over inclusion of former aide’s testimony
By ToI Staff
Footage of the capture of the 'Klos-C' on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. (Screen capture: IDF)
March 7, 2014, 1:21 pm
Naval gazing
The Hebrew papers continue to hail the ‘Klos-C’ mission, while a witness in the Holyland case is denied a plea bargain
By Marissa Newman
Shula Zaken, former office manager of former prime minister and Jerusalem mayor Ehud Olmert, seen in the District Court in Tel Aviv. February 25, 2014. (Photo credit: Roni Schutzer/FLASH90)
February 26, 2014, 10:22 pm
Olmert’s ex-aide could testify against him
Shula Zaken said to consider offering damning evidence against her former employer in exchange for a shortened sentence
By ToI Staff
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