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Secretary of State John Kerry (C) shakes hands with former Israeli President Shimon Peres (L) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at a meeting at the Dead Sea, May 26, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Young

Peres: Agreement over 1967 Borders, Only Final Touches Left

by Nazir Majli | Aug 6, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- Israel’s former President Shimon Peres has announced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on a two-state solution. Peres, 93, called in Jaffa for the prompt resumption of the negotiations that have...

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Ehud Olmert before he entered court last Wednesday where he was sentenced on corruption charges (Reuters)

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert is Thrown Into Prison on Corruption Charges

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 15, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has begun a 19 month jail sentence after he was convicted of charges relating to receiving several bribes. He will be placed in a white collar prison and will join the former Israeli president Moshe Katsav who is serving a...

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (R) leaves Tel Aviv District Court May 13, 2014. (REUTERS/Jack Guez/Pool)

Former Israeli PM Olmert sentenced to 6 years for corruption

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 13, 2014 | Middle East

Tel Aviv, Reuters—Israel’s ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to six years in jail on Tuesday for taking bribes in a real estate deal, a crime the judge said was akin to treason. The first criminal conviction of a former Israeli head of government all...