A high-level investigative panel sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for "severe failure" in his handling of last summer's war in Lebanon a potentially fatal blow to his political survival.
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A government-appointed Israeli commission has harshly criticized Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and other senior Israeli officials for their handling of last year's Lebanon War. As VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, the commission released its interim report Monday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is meeting with his top cabinet ministers and military commanders Wednesday, to discuss Israel's response to Palestinian rocket attacks. The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas said Tuesday that a five-month truce with Israel was over and that it fired a barrage of rockets and mortar shells from the Gaza Strip.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said he prefers diplomacy -- as opposed to a military operation -- in dealing with Iran's nuclear program. In an interview aired today, Olmert said international efforts to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions could be successful.
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Israeli officials say Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the visiting U.S. Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, have discussed the Iranian nuclear issue. Gates is in Israel on the last leg of a Mideast tour, discussing Iran's nuclear program, the situation in Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has proposed holding a regional peace conference with Arab leaders to discuss ideas for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel will make extensive concessions if they lead to peace with his country's enemies. Ehud Olmert says Israel is willing to make extensive, painful and tough concessions if doing so encourages a dialogue to develop with Israel's enemies.
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An Israeli inquiry into last year's Lebanon war could topple Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel is in political turmoil after the commission of inquiry declared that it is taking aim at the national leadership.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Sunday for their second summit in a month, the chief Palestinian negotiator said Friday.
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Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert, said Wednesday he will maintain contacts with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, but that achieving peace with the Palestinians will be difficult because a majority of Palestinians support Hamas. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem the Israeli leader also had tough words for Iran and Syria.
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Israel has given a cautious response to the new Palestinian government agreed to in Mecca last week, in which the ruling Islamic militant group Hamas and rival and more moderate Fatah faction will share power. Meanwhile, tensions between Jews and Muslims remain high as Israel decides to proceed with a controversial construction project at a hotly disputed holy site in Jerusalem.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert spent seven hours Thursday testifying before the commission investigating Israel's conduct during its much-criticized war in Lebanon over the summer.
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