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(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Ehud Olmert did not raise any "final status" issues with Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, according to the Prime Minister's spokesman, denying a Palestinian Authority (PA) media report that he spoke about the "political perspectives to the establishment of a Palestinian state."

--Former Justice Minister Chain Ramon began his community service at a therapeutic horse farm in Tel Mond. Ramon was sentenced to 120 hours of service after he was convicted of forcibly kissing a female soldier. The court ruled that Ramon did not commit a crime of moral turpitude, leaving the door open for him to return to politics.