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| Israel-Palestine-Jordan |
| PM suspected of illegally accepting large sums of money |
| 2008-05-09 |
| Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in a dramatic statement late Thursday night, said he has never taken a bribe or "a single agora" for himself, but that he would resign if the attorney-general decides to indict him as a result of a new police investigation. Just to fund his election to (well paying) public positions---which is another matter entirely "I hope and believe that we will not get to this stage," he said. I don't---no offence Udi, but you just can't say no to those who are willing to sacrifice Israel's vital national interests in pursuit of their "Democratic Middle East" fantasies Olmert's brief statement at his Jerusalem residence came just minutes after a court decision lifted the gag order that had been preventing any publication of the details of the case and the publication of the name of Morris Talansky as a central figure in the investigation. A police source said the funds in question were "very large," and were allegedly received over an extensive period of time, "both directly and indirectly." Hundreds of thousands of dollars are believed to be involved. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #1 He thinks he's "Teflon Olmert". |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2008-05-09 20:45 |