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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 564

Shula Zaken

Former Health Ministry deputy director Itamar Grotto is revealed as the "Pea" on Israel's "Masked Singer" on October 25, 2021. (Keshet 12)
December 21, 2021, 6:38 am
‘The Masked Singer’ and the curious nature of celebrity in Israel
Why do former lawmakers, health officials and even famous ex-cons populate reality TV in the Jewish state?
By Amy Spiro
Attorney Micha Fettman (L) in the District Court in Jerusalem on September 05, 2011 with his client Shula Zaken (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
May 5, 2020, 11:02 pm
Lawyer for Olmert aide and ex-PM Sharon’s son said set to join Netanyahu defense
After delay due to pandemic, PM expected to go on trial in three weeks for bribery, fraud and breach of trust
By ToI Staff
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 speaks during a conference in Tel Aviv, on February 7, 2018. (Flash90)
March 15, 2018, 1:50 pm
In upcoming autobiography, Olmert derides hedonistic Netanyahus, mocks PM’s hair
In excerpts from tell-all tome, former PM reflects on prison life and the Second Lebanon War, takes aim at former aide ‘junior typist’ Shula Zaken
By Sue Surkes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the Muni World conference in Tel Aviv on February 14, 2018. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
February 21, 2018, 2:46 pm
Why the choice between Netanyahu and the rule of law is no choice at all
Is Israel going to drum out a skilled PM for a few piffling infractions? Well, it might, but they may not be piffling, and the framers of our laws ensured it won’t be done lightly
By David Horovitz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and his wife Sara Netanyahu, kayaking in the Jordan river on August 24 , 2010. (Hamad Almakt/ Flash90)
August 7, 2017, 3:27 pm
Support fishing in the yes-men
With Netanyahu in legal trouble, attention turns to what his former biggest backers have to say and why they have not jumped ship even if they want to
By Joshua Davidovich
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flanked by former chief of staff Ari Harow, left, and former parliamentary adviser Perach Lerner, right, as he arrives at a Likud faction meeting in the Israeli parliament, November 24, 2014. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
August 1, 2016, 6:05 am
Netanyahu faces new graft allegations for ‘unreported’ funds
Police raid offices of ad agency that worked on campaign against Ehud Barak in 2007
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flanked by former chief of staff Ari Harow, left, and former parliamentary adviser Perach Lerner, right, as he arrives at a Likud faction meeting in the Israeli parliament, November 24, 2014. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 15, 2016, 9:49 pm
Report: PM likely to face interrogation on corruption claims
Police mull making Netanyahu’s former chief of staff a state’s witness if he agrees to testify against his ex-boss
By ToI Staff
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)
June 5, 2016, 3:07 am
37 lawyers’ visits to Olmert prompt change in prison rules
Prisons Service suspects former PM’s friends were pretending to be his attorneys in order to see him
By ToI Staff
Attorney Navot Tel-Zur seen in the courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, February 9, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 3, 2016, 4:41 am
Olmert’s lawyer may face charges for obstructing justice
Defender of jailed ex-PM suspected of trying to interfere with a plea deal between the prosecution and state witness Shula Zaken
By Daniel Douek
File: Former chairman of Bank Hapoalim Danny Dankner leaves the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on December 29, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
February 16, 2016, 7:34 pm
Olmert sharing cell with 2 fellow Holyland convicts
Ex-PM joins former Jerusalem city engineer and ex-Bank Hapoalim bank chief in Ma’asiyahu’s cell block 10
By ToI Staff
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
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