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Olmert verdicts

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 sentence in February. (Avi Dishi/Flash90)
June 1, 2017, 11:07 pm
Authorities said to open probe into papers Olmert smuggled from jail
Documents said related to ex-PM’s memoirs regarding 2007 bombing of Syrian nuclear reactor and Ariel Sharon’s stroke
By ToI Staff
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert (L) arrives at the Ma'asiyahu Prison in the central Israeli city of Ramle on February 15, 2016 as he begins a 19-month term for bribery and obstruction of justice (AFP / JACK GUEZ)
May 21, 2017, 8:58 pm
Olmert: They never told me I couldn’t send documents from jail
Israel Prisons Service says former PM barred from lawyer visits after failing to heed warning about classified documents
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)
May 20, 2017, 10:56 pm
Olmert loses prison privileges after classified info discovery
Authorities investigate imprisoned ex-premier’s handling of alleged secret information as he writes memoir from his cell; Olmert denies wrongdoing
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)
May 19, 2017, 9:28 pm
Olmert attorney caught with classified material from jailed former PM — report
Authorities investigating imprisoned ex-premier’s handling of secret information as he writes memoir from his cell; Olmert denies wrongdoing
By ToI Staff
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on February 10, 2016. (Ohad Zwigenberg/POOL)
May 17, 2017, 10:32 pm
Parole board report said to raise chance of Olmert’s early release
Despite positive portrayal of ex-PM’s prison conduct, separate opinion says he has not expressed full remorse for his crimes
By ToI Staff
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert leaves the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on February 10, 2016. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool)
March 27, 2017, 3:18 pm
President refuses pardon for convicted ex-prime minister Olmert
Rivlin says he can’t reconsider former premier’s jail term in light of his public standing as court already took that into account
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister Office in Jerusalem on January 15, 2017. (Amit Shabi/POOL)
January 19, 2017, 3:27 pm
Legal path to depose PM is tortuous, but indictment would likely end his career
By law, Netanyahu can only be fired if convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude; precedent indicates he’d be ousted long before it came to that
By Raphael Ahren
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert leaves the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on February 10, 2016. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool)
September 28, 2016, 1:54 pm
Former PM Olmert to serve 8 more months in jail
‘It’s all over,’ says Supreme Court justice after rejecting Olmert’s appeal against conviction and sentence in Talansky affair
By Sue Surkes
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on February 10, 2016 (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool)
February 10, 2016, 10:08 am
Olmert handed another month in jail for obstructing justice
Court strikes down plea deal with former PM, who admitted he tried to silence his secretary; will go to prison next week
By Tamar Pileggi
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert at the courtroom of the Magistrates Court in Jerusalem, February 2, 2016. (Gili Yohanan/POOL)
February 2, 2016, 1:22 pm
Olmert convicted after pleading guilty to witness tampering
In first admission of wrongdoing, former prime minister convicted of obstructing justice by trying to silence secretary
By Raoul Wootliff
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert seen at the Jerusalem Supreme Court , January 19, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 2, 2016, 8:19 am
Olmert faces fresh conviction after admitting case tampering
Former prime minister expected to be found guilty of trying to silence secretary, as part of plea bargain to head off more jail time
By Raoul Wootliff
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)
December 30, 2015, 4:04 pm
A final decision, again
After the Supreme Court confirms prison time for Ehud Olmert, the Hebrew dailies have little else to talk about as they pick apart and analyze the definitive ruling
By Raoul Wootliff
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
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert arrives in court in Jerusalem on May 25, 2015. (David Vaaknin/POOL)
July 2, 2015, 3:55 pm
Ex-premier Olmert appeals sentence in Talansky affair
Former PM asks for eight-month sentence on graft charges to be pushed off to a later date
By ToI Staff
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert, center, arriving at Jerusalem District Court on May 25, 2015. (Gili Yohanan/POOL)
May 25, 2015, 8:40 am
Ex-premier Olmert sentenced to eight months in jail for taking cash
Former PM also fined NIS 100,000 in Talansky affair; prison term to be added to his six-year sentence in Holyland case
By ToI Staff
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