Israel's attorney general notified Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday that he plans to indict him on suspicion of illicitly taking cash-stuffed envelopes from a Jewish-American businessman — a sensational case that turned public opinion so sharply against the Israeli leader that he was forced to resign ...

A New York fundraiser and a Las Vegas gambling czar have become major headaches for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, raising new questions about the relationship between Jewish Americans and the Jewish state. While Israel has had close ties with the U.S. Jewish community throughout ...

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, dogged by corruption probes, said on Wednesday he will step down mid-September in a surprise move that casts a long shadow over Middle East peacemaking efforts. "After the election of my successor I will step down to allow a government to be formed rapidly," Olmert said after declaring he would not run in September's ...

Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Wednesday he would step down in September after a party leadership vote, announcing the end of a premiership dogged by graft investigations. "After the election of my successor I will step down to allow a government to be formed rapidly," he said, after declaring he would not run in the centrist Kadima ...