He is a former leader in the rightist Likud Party who for decades staunchly believed that the West Bank and Gaza Strip belonged to the Jewish people and that the territories, along with the Golan ...

“I believe the majority of Israelis are sick and tired of these policies, these statements, and the terrible damage this government has caused," said Olmert. Former prime minister Ehud Olmert told CNN ...

Police are investigating whether Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert received money illegally while he was mayor of Jerusalem and the nation's minister of industry, trade and labor. Olmert denied the ...

Last month, the Georgetown Dialogues Initiative and the Center for Jewish Civilization invited former Israeli Prime Minister ...

After years of failed deals and tit-for-tat violence, neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians believe their adversaries will ever negotiate in good faith. By Lara Jakes It would take an eight- or 10 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday that Israel would be a “willing partner in peace” with the Palestinians, but would draw its own ...

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday that Israel would keep expanding a Jewish neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem, defying international criticism and triggering a spat with the Palestinians ahead of ...

It was an unlikely, even desperate courtship, born of one partner’s need and an opportunity for the other. But despite the warnings and protests of skeptics, Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ...

Here’s a look at the life of Ehud Olmert, former prime minister of Israel. Olmert grew up in Nahalat Jabotinsky, a village that was later incorporated into Binyamina. Elected mayor of Jerusalem in ...

JERUSALEM, Jan. 10, 2006 — -- Ehud Olmert may be running the government of Israel, but he is not using the prime minister's office or sitting in Ariel Sharon's chair during Cabinet meetings.