Olmert in a sentence

Olmert headed the Israeli government from 2006 to 2009, when a bid to agree on a two-state solution collapsed with Israeli officials accusing Abbas of rejecting a plan proposed by Olmert.

For him, Olmert’s concessions are only a starting point.

In 2008, another Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, tried again with Arafat's successor, Mahmoud Abbas.

The real reason for the rejection was not Olmert’s weak standing; it was Abbas’ unwillingness to budge from maximalist Palestinian demands, even if it meant losing out on the chance for Palestinian statehood.

The peace process seemed dead, despite one final attempt by Ehud Olmert to conclude a two-state solution in 2008—rebuffed by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, to no one’s surprise.

This isn’t a new stance for Olmert.

Olmert added that she was pleasantly surprised at the political character of this year’s event, which included speeches by queer Palestinian activist Khader Abu-Seif, and others.

Reminded me both of better days when leaders committed to peace came close to a deal and of the better future that can come when there will again be leaders genuinely seeking to end the conflict,” tweeted Ben-Ami ahead of Abbas and Olmert’s statements.

Yet, he refused to keep negotiating when ex-Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert offered him a deal that gave him almost everything he wanted.

For his part, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert suggested keeping calm.

He stressed that prosecutors give no consideration to the political leanings of those they investigate, noting the indictment and eventual conviction of former Kadima prime minister Ehud Olmert for corruption.

Olmert was a good prime minister, but the accumulation of investigations, along with his problematic management of the Second Lebanon War, had to lead to the end of his term. That isn’t happening today, unfortunately.

But none of his political allies are calling for him to resign (something that did happen with Olmert), saying they’ll wait to see if he is actually indicted.

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recently served 17 months for taking bribes.

In 2008, when police recommended that then Prime Minister Ehud Olmert be charged with bribery, breach of trust, money laundering and fraudulent receipt of goods, but who was refusing to step down, Bibi called on him to resign.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who was under investigation for corruption, resigned as prime minister.

Mr. Olmert, who was deeply unpopular after leading Israel into a humiliating Lebanon war, was politically doomed the moment Israelis heard the news, but Mr. Netanyahu also has a far more commanding hold on power.

Netanyahu's accusations are such that, if known guilty, he has to spend several years of his life behind the closed bars, just like the former Israeli Prime Minister, Olmert.

Olmert also called Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

However, he suffered a stroke in January 2006, in the midst of election season, leading Ehud Olmert to become acting prime minister in the weeks leading to the elections.