Ehud Olmert

Haredi conscription debate threatens long-standing Israeli coalitions - opinion

Ultra-Orthodox parties face mounting political backlash as Israel’s war strains the reserve system and coalition stability.

 Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with police outside the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, central Israel, April 28, 2025
Writer Nicholas D. Kristof poses for photographers on the red carpet as he arrives for the TIME 100 Gala in Manhattan, New York, US, April 26, 2016.

‘The New York Times’ and the grotesque NGO ‘halo effect’ - opinion

Shaul Mofaz at a Kadima rally, 2009.

'My Israeli Journey': Shaul Mofaz recounts battles, politics, and family - review

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert testifies during a hearing of the civil investigative committee on the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv, August 8, 2024

Canadian group calls for Olmert, Livni arrest over alleged war crimes


Former PM Ehud Olmert says Israel is close to committing war crime in Gaza

"We are fighting Hamas murderers, we are not fighting innocent civilians, and this must be clear," said Olmert.

 Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert in Tel Aviv. August 8, 2024.

Ex-PM Olmert: Moment Mossad, Shin Bet chiefs ask what they can say to PM, we’re lost

Olmert contrasted his relations with ex-Mossad chief Dagan to the crisis between Netanyahu and his defense chiefs.

 Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert in Tel Aviv. August 8, 2024.

Former PM Ehud Olmert mentioned as one of Jeffrey Epstein's associates in case documents

This is the first time that Olmert has been linked to Epstein. Other names mentioned in the documents include US President Donald Trump and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

 FORMER PRIME MINISTERS Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak attend a memorial ceremony, marking the 26th anniversary of the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in 2021.

Ehud Olmert's stunning 2008 concession plan - comment

Jerusalem would have been divided, with a Palestinian capital in the eastern section. A tunnel or highway link would have connected Gaza with the West Bank.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert hold a news conference in New York

Israel offered Mahmoud Abbas 94% of West Bank in 2008, former PM Ehud Olmert reveals

"In the next 50 years, you will not find one Israeli leader that will propose to you what I propose to you now," Olmert was cited as saying by the BBC.

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Former PM Ehud Olmert: Israel killed Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah's then-military chief

Former PM Ehud Olmert confirms Israel's role in the 2008 killing of Hezbollah's Mughniyeh, breaking 16-year silence on covert Syria mission.

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Netanyahu: The powerless and absent king - opinion

The writer compares Netanyahu to a powerless, absent king, highlighting concerns about unchecked power, lack of accountability, and rising anarchy in Israel.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a news conference for the international media at the Government Press Office in Jerusalem, earlier this month.

We must confront forces of destruction with all our power - opinion

In a reflection on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the writer delves into the numerous peace initiatives that have been proposed and consistently rejected by Arab and Palestinian leaders.

 PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shakes hands with Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin as US president Bill Clinton stands between them, after the signing of the Oslo Peace Accords at the White House on September 13, 1993.

Netanyahu demands criminal investigation into 'Bibi Files' leak

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a criminal investigation into leaks of interrogation footage used in his corruption trials, featured in the documentary "The Bibi Files."

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.

My Word: Dealing in dangerous deals

Ehud Olmert’s revived peace plan reemerges amidst Israel’s conflict, risking further turmoil without offering a real path to peace.

 EHUD OLMERT’S trial balloon for Israeli-Palestinian peace contains hot air that could spark a fire, says the writer.