Olmert Decries 'Wind of Extremism' in Israel

Sep. 28, 2008

An "evil wind of extremism" is threatening Israel's democracy, outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned Sunday

Olmert: Israel will target truce-breakers

JERUSALEM, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Israel will target Palestinians who break the fragile Gaza truce reached with the militant group Hamas, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says.

Olmert, Bush prepare for final meeting

JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert plans one last pitch to U.S. President Bush later this month before both leaders leave office, associates say.

Israeli P.M.: Bush is friend of Israel

JERUSALEM, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Whatever his approval ratings may be in the United States as he prepares to leave office, President Bush has a big fan in Israel, the lame duck prime minister.

Israeli lawmaker sues to stop peace talks

JERUSALEM, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A conservative Israeli lawmaker says she has filed suit to stop outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert from engaging in further Syrian peace talks.

U.K. beats Denmark in offshore wind

LONDON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The United Kingdom has overtaken Denmark as the No. 1 offshore wind producer.

Olmert investigators to leave for U.S.

JERUSALEM, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Israeli officials will go to the United States to complete corruption investigations allegedly involving Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, sources say.

Wobbly Israeli stock exchanges re-open

TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Sunday called for new discussions on how the global financial upheaval will affect his country's economy.

Olmert: Linking cease-fire to Shalit wrong

JERUSALEM, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says linking the cease-fire in the Gaza Strip to the release of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit was a mistake.

Olmert urges halt of Russia-Iran arms deal

MOSCOW, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met Tuesday for one-on-one talks in Moscow.

Olmert quizzed again in corruption probe

JERUSALEM, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was questioned by police Thursday for an eighth time in his corruption investigation, officers say.

Israeli prime minister backs withdrawal

JERUSALEM, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel will have to withdraw from nearly all of the West Bank and East Jerusalem if it wants peace with the Palestinians.

Jewish extremist underground probed

JERUSALEM, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says security forces are investigating what he calls a new underground of extremist Jewish settlers.

Israeli PM Olmert submits resignation

JERUSALEM, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert submitted his resignation Sunday, opening the door for Foreign Minister Tzipi Livini to take over the office.

Livni wins, calls on Olmert to resign

JERUSALEM, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Tzipi Livni, the new head of Israel's Kadima Party, on Friday urged Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign as he had promised.

Report: Labor, Likud secretly negotiating

JERUSALEM, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Likud Party leader Binyamin Netanyahu are secretly teaming to deny the premiership to the Kadima Party, sources say.