Sep 10th, 2008 · Tzipi Livni is a hard-driving yet soft spoken foreign minister who could take over leadership of the ruling Kadima party and as head of state when current Prime Minister Ehud Olmert steps down. Some experts say she's tough and cautious, but friends call her "very funny" and "fun" in private.
Nov 14th, 2007 · The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will announce a freeze in construction of West Bank settlements. The news comes in advance of a Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland later this month.
Oct 18th, 2007 · Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice continues efforts to smooth the way for an Arab-Israeli peace conference next month in Maryland. But her partners Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are politically weak and unpopular. Olmert is now the most investigated leader in Israeli history, facing three separate criminal probes into alleged financial corruption. Those investigations threaten to overshadow the nascent peace talks.
May 5th, 2007 · It's been a bad week for Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. On Monday, a much anticipated report from a commission he appointed was scathingly critical of Olmert's conduct of last summer's war in Lebanon. The report prompted calls for Olmert's resignation.
Apr 30th, 2007 · A strongly-worded new report says Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rushed into a full-blown war with Hezbollah after the militant Shiite group attacked a military patrol in a deadly cross-border raid, capturing two Israeli soldiers on July 12.
Aug 22nd, 2006 · A growing number of Israeli reserve soldiers, frustrated at the way the war with Hezbollah was managed, are calling for senior political and military officials to resign. Some soldiers have launched a petition drive; others are protesting outside Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office. Many soldiers say they lacked vital equipment and were mislead by dithering leaders.
Jul 31st, 2006 · Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says there will be "no cease-fire" until the threat of Hezbollah attacks is removed. Israel launches new airstrikes in south Lebanon, despite an agreement to suspend air attacks for 48 hours.
Jul 30th, 2006 · So far, the Israeli populace is supporting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's course of action in the fight against Hezbollah in Lebanon. That may change, depending on the course of events over the next few days and weeks.