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News and updates about Ehud Olmert

Investigation against Olmert for call to "stage of war" closed

Former PM to face no sedition charges after saying 'what is needed is to move to the next stage, the stage of war.'

Investigation against Olmert for call to "stage of war" closed

Olmert to British TV: We are going into a civil war now

Former PM speaks to Britain's Channel 4, claims Israel faces civil war following approval of bill reducing reasonableness standard.

'We are going into a civil war now'

Leaders in glass houses

Israel and America no longer share many of the same “values” that leftwing Thomas Friedman thinks and wishes they did. Op-ed.

Leaders in glass houses

Olmert to Biden: Take action against Netanyahu's government

Olmert called on the US to downgrade relations with Israel: 'The violent group that supports Netanyahu should know what price it will pay.'

Olmert to Biden: Take action against Netanyahu's government

Ehud Olmert: 'Netanyahu is a rag, he doesn't make decisions'

Former PM Ehud Olmert claims Minister Ben Gvir 'waves PM Netanyahu around' like a rag.

Ehud Olmert: 'Netanyahu is a rag, he doesn't make decisions'

Former PM refuses to retract calls for civil disobedience

Former PM Ehud Olmert repeated his calls for 'impolite protests' against the judicial reform.

Former PM refuses to retract calls for civil disobedience

Olmert: The police commanders will rebel against Ben Gvir

Former Prime Minister predicts the Netanyahu government will fall apart because of the conflict with the Palestinian Authority.

'The police commanders will rebel against Ben Gvir'

Ehud Olmert: 'Itamar Ben-Gvir is a terrorist and a hooligan'

The former Prime Minister repeated his support for the 2005 disengagement from Gaza, saying, "It was a brave and far-reaching move."

'Itamar Ben-Gvir is a terrorist and a hooligan'

Ehud Olmert: War is waged in face-to-face combat

Former Prime Minister calls for the protest against the judicial reform to move to the next stage.

'War is waged in face-to-face combat'

"Palestine"—Two countervailing hypotheses

Do the Palestinian-Arabs genuinely wish to establish a state of their own?  Or do they really wish to dismantle the state of the Jews?.Op-ed

"Palestine"—Two countervailing hypotheses

Olmert on Netanyahu: 'The court ruled that his reputation is only worth NIS 20,000'

Former PM unrepentant on defamatory comments made against Netanyahu family.

'The court ruled that his reputation is only worth NIS 20,000'

Ehud Olmert ordered to pay 97,500 shekels to Netanyahu family

Netanyahu wins lawsuit against former prime minister Ehud Olmert, who claimed the Netanyahu family were 'irreparably mentally ill."

Ehud Olmert ordered to pay 97,500 shekels to Netanyahu family

Former PM reveals: 'I offered the Palestinians a deal with all of their requests'

Former PM Ehud Olmert says his offer included almost all of Judea and Samaria and an international Jerusalem, says he begged PA chair Abbas

'I offered the Palestinians a deal with all of their requests'

Ehud Olmert: 'Netanyahu and his hooligans only want war and bloodshed'

The former prime minister attacked the opposition head and stated that he hopes to see the Arab parties with a strong representation

'Netanyahu and his hooligans only want war and bloodshed'

15 years on: Israel's strike on Syria's nuclear reactor

Former chief of staff & current Knesset candidate says Israel's message then - and now - is that it won't let anyone endanger its security.

15 years on: Israel's strike on Syria's nuclear reactor

Olmert: No way of stopping Iran

Former PM Ehud Olmert rails against a 'comprehensive attack' on Iran, says other means must be used to defeat the nuclear program.

Olmert: No way of stopping Iran

Security detail for Barak and Olmert reduced

Former Prime Ministers receive close security only for extraordinary events in their schedule.

Security detail for Barak and Olmert reduced

Netanyahu V. Olmert trial opens

Netanyahu family is suing former PM Olmert for defamation after Olmert said Netanyahus are "mentally ill."

Netanyahu V. Olmert trial opens

Netanyahu ordered to pay NIS 3,500 to Olmert

Judge orders Netanyahu family to pay sum to former PM Ehud Olmert for refusing court order to answer Olmert's questions in their lawsuit.

Netanyahu ordered to pay NIS 3,500 to Olmert

Olmert demands psychiatric evaluation for Netanyahu family

In ongoing defamation trial, Olmert insists his claim that Netanyahu family suffer from "mental illness" is based on fact.

Olmert demands psychiatric evaluation for Netanyahu family

Olmert faces Netanyahu family in court

Opposition Leader Netanyahu and his wife arrive in court as slander suit against ex-PM Ehud Olmert begins.

Olmert faces Netanyahu family in court

Olmert defends Netanyahu: Trump is pathetic - it's crazy

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert gives rare support for rival Benjamin Netanyahu, trashes Trump. 'He's a pathetic man.'

Olmert defends Netanyahu: Trump is pathetic

Ex-PM Olmert: Gilad Shalit deal was 'mistake, showed weakness'

The former Israeli PM reflects on the 10 years since the Shalit deal, saying it "triggered the military confrontations with Hamas."

Ex-PM Olmert: Gilad Shalit deal was 'mistake, showed weakness'

Olmert: Netanyahu could heat up security situation to thwart 'change' gov't

Former PM backs incoming unity government - but warns Netanyahu may try to foil formation of coalition by 'heating up' security front.

Olmert: Netanyahu may start new war to thwart 'change' gov't

Ehud Olmert defends pro-Israel Facebook page

Mike Evans is a 'man of great personal integrity and high moral standards,' former PM Ehud Olmert emphasizes in letter to Mark Zuckerberg.

Ehud Olmert defends pro-Israel Facebook page

Ehud Olmert: The Netanyahu family is 'disturbed'

'Our country is being run by a crook and a swindler'. Ex-PM responds to lawsuit filed by Netanyahus for calling them 'mentally ill'.

Ehud Olmert: The Netanyahu family is 'disturbed'

Netanyahu family sues Ehud Olmert

PM's family sues former PM over statements they suffer 'mental illness.' 'Instead of paying his debt to society he became obsessed.'

Netanyahu family sues Ehud Olmert

Netanyahu family threatens to sue former PM Ehud Olmert

After former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert derides Netanyahu family as being 'mentally ill', the Netanyahus threaten million-shekel lawsuit.

Netanyahu family demands 1 million shekels from Ehud Olmert

The singer in the market and the ex-PM in jail: A study in masochism

Miri Aloni and Ehud Olmert may display masochism in believing Israel's enemies, but most Israelis know better. Does the West? Opinion.

The singer in the souk and the jailed ex-PM: Study in masochism

Olmert: Israel can withdraw from Judea and Samaria

Former PM accuses Netanyahu of never seeking peace with the PA, says Abraham Accords do not change need to deal with Palestinian Arabs.

Olmert: Israel can withdraw from Judea and Samaria

Former PMs Olmert, Abbott headline leadership dialogue

Event bringing together Australian, UK and Israeli lawmakers, policy experts, academics and former Prime Ministers to take place online.

Former PMs Olmert, Abbott headline leadership dialogue

Olmert on Pollard: Let him stay in New York

Former PM says he would prefer that Pollard not make Aliyah: It would only intensify the damage that this affair has done to the country.

Olmert on Pollard: Let him stay in New York

Olmert: I hope Biden will have the courage to return to the Iran deal

Former Prime Minister says he prefers Biden's attitude to Israel-PA conflict over Trump's.

'I hope Biden will have the courage to return to the Iran deal'

Olmert on Erekat: He was a man of peace

Former PM: We were very close to achieving peace in 2008. Erekat was anxious to resolve the historical conflict.

Olmert on Erekat: He was a man of peace

Ehud Olmert: Annexation of Judea and Samaria will forever tie us down to Palestinians

The former prime minister was asked about an interview he gave to a Saudi news site in which he opposed the annexation of the Jordan Valley.

Olmert: Annexation will tie us down to the Palestinians

Olmert: Israel doesn't need the Jordan Valley from a security standpoint

Former PM dismisses notion that Israel needs the Jordan Valley for security reasons as "unfounded nonsense".

'Israel doesn't need the Jordan Valley in terms of security'

Former police chief dubs Likud minister's accusation 'mafia-like'

Former Police Commissioner, who led the investigations against Netanyahu, breaks his silence on the eve of the Prime Minister's trial.

Former police chief dubs minister's accusation 'mafia-like'

'Netanyahu's a pathological coward; he won't annex territories'

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Netanyahu trial and government: 'Coalition built on fraud and mistrust, therefore cannot stand.'

'Netanyahu's a pathological coward; he won't annex territories'

Olmert: 'Gantz has no political future - his future is in his past'

Former PM Ehud Olmert says Benny Gantz has 'no political future,' calls PM Netanyahu a 'con man.'

Olmert: 'Gantz has no political future'

Olmert on Netanyahu family: Crazy people

Former PM blames Netanyahu for the dirty election campaign: This is all because of one man and his family.

Olmert on Netanyahu family: Crazy people