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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 592

Morris Talansky

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked arrives for the weekly government meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, December 17, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 6, 2018, 2:32 pm
Justice minister intervened to help secure Olmert’s early release — report
Ayelet Shaked allegedly exceeded her authority when she asked Shai Nitzan to shelve a planned prosecution appeal against parole for jailed former prime minister
By ToI Staff
Then-prime minister Ehud Olmert speaks during the appointment of Reuven Rivlin as Knesset speaker, March 30, 2009. (Kobi Gideon/Flash 90)
July 4, 2017, 5:24 pm
President lifts parole restrictions on newly freed Olmert
Decision removes Prison Service check-ins, limits on foreign travel but not ‘moral turpitude’ designation that will ban him from office for 7 years
By Raoul Wootliff
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert leaves Ramle's Ma’asiyahu prison on July 2, 2017, following his release. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
July 2, 2017, 1:51 pm
Hours after release, Olmert asks president to remove parole restrictions
Former PM seeking to abolish Prison Service check-ins, limits on foreign travel; Rivlin’s office says request is ‘being handled’
By Raoul Wootliff
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert leaves Ramle's Ma’asiyahu prison on July 2, 2017, following his release. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
July 2, 2017, 5:03 am
Ex-PM Olmert released from prison after 16 months
Former premier leaves jail, heads to Tel Aviv, after parole board reduces corruption sentence by one-third for good behavior
By ToI Staff and AFP
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert is seen departing Maasiyahu Prison in Ramle on July 11, 2016, for his first leave from prison since he began his 19-month sentence in February. (Avi Dishi/Flash90)
June 29, 2017, 8:47 pm
Olmert to go free on Sunday as prosecution forgoes parole appeal
Decision comes after panel takes 11 months off the former PM’s 27-month sentence for good behavior
By ToI Staff and Raoul Wootliff
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert is seen departing Maasiyahu Prison in Ramle on July 11, 2016, for his first leave from prison since he began his 19-month sentence in February. (Avi Dishi/Flash90)
June 29, 2017, 9:18 am
Prison parole board grants early release to ex-PM Olmert
Panel shaves 11 months off 27-month sentence, decides probe into divulging of secret info in memoir not relevant; unclear if prosecution will appeal
By ToI Staff
From left, Michael Sheen, Lior Ashkenazi, and Richard Gere star in Joseph Cedar's latest release, 'Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer.' (Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics)
March 10, 2017, 6:09 am
Richard Gere, in Israel, reflects on the ‘holy idiot’ he plays in ‘Norman’
Director Joseph Cedar insists the character — though evocative of his uncle, whose cash-stuffed envelopes landed PM Olmert in prison — isn’t based on anyone in particular
By Jessica Steinberg
Actor Richard Gere introducing fans to filmmaker Joseph Cedar, who wrote and directed Gere's latest film, at the Toronto International Film Festival this past September. (Courtesy YouTube screen grab)
September 14, 2016, 3:20 pm
Cedar wins standing ‘O’ with Olmert-based flick
Jerusalem-born director premieres film starring Richard Gere, based on scandal-ridden Israeli prime minister currently serving time for graft
By Jessica Steinberg and Sue Surkes
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert (L) arrives at Ma'asiyahu Prison in the central Israeli city of Ramle on February 15, 2016 as he begins serving a 19-month sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice. (AFP/Jack Guez)
February 15, 2016, 9:59 am
Ehud Olmert, former prime minister, goes to prison
Before entering Ma’asiyahu for 19 months, Israel’s first ex-premier to go to jail proclaims his innocence
By ToI Staff
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert addresses Israelis in a video released hours before he was slated to begin serving out his prison sentence, on Monday, February 2, 2016 (screen capture: YouTube)
February 15, 2016, 9:07 am
Ahead of departure for prison, Olmert denies he took bribes
In a taped video message, disgraced former prime minister says he accepts sentence with a ‘very heavy heart’
By ToI Staff
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert speaks to the press at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on December 29, 2015. (Amit Shabi/Pool)
February 15, 2016, 3:21 am
Former PM Olmert to report to prison Monday morning
Sentenced to 19 months for taking bribes and obstructing justice, he spends his last day of freedom with friends and family
By ToI Staff
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on February 10, 2016. (Ohad Zwigenberg/POOL)
February 14, 2016, 10:53 am
Former prime minister Olmert to go to prison on Monday
Convicted of taking bribes and obstructing justice, he’ll be the first Israeli premier to serve time behind bars
By Tamar Pileggi
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert speaks to the press at the Supreme Court on December 29, 2015. The court reduced Olmert's sentence to 18 months, following a conviction on corruption charges in the Holyland affair. (Noam Moskowitz/Pool)
January 18, 2016, 10:09 pm
Olmert wins deal to avoid extra jail term
Ex-prime minister admits to obstruction of justice in last-minute move to head off multiple corruption sentences
By AFP
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert speaks to the press at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on December 29, 2015. (Amit Shabi/Pool)
January 18, 2016, 5:34 am
Olmert seeks sweeping deal ahead of Supreme Court appeal Monday
Prosecutors meet with former PM’s attorneys into the night in bid to merge, mitigate multiple corruption sentences
By ToI Staff
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert leaves the Jerusalem District Court after the court agreed to postpone his imprisonment until after an October appeal, July 8, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 8, 2015, 2:22 pm
Ex-PM Olmert’s graft sentence delayed until after appeal
Former premier wins postponement of 8-month jail term for Talansky affair until after additional court hearings
By Avi Lewis
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