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| Majority of Israelis want Olmert to resign: poll |
| 2008-05-13 |
| A majority of Israelis want Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign as they have doubts about his proclaimed innocence in a new corruption scandal, according to an opinion poll published on Monday. At least 59 percent of those surveyed said they want Olmert to quit, while 33 percent said he should stay on through his expected term to November 2010, according to the survey in the top-selling newspaper Yediot Aharonot. At the same time, 60 percent of Israelis said they did not believe OlmertÂ’s denial of any wrongdoing, compared with 22 percent who said they believed him. According to the justice ministry, Olmert is suspected of having received large sums of money unlawfully from American-Jewish businessman Morris Talansky during his time as mayor of Jerusalem and as industry minister. YediotÂ’s poll found that 60 percent did not think Olmert could carry out his functions as prime minister, especially in foreign relations, because of the probe, while about 38 percent felt he could still handle the job. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 He should have been kicked out years ago for posing as a man. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2008-05-13 12:02 |