Issues/Politics Pressure mounts against Israel's Prime Minister Olmert | Pressure mounts against Israel's Prime Minister Olmert |
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| By The Associated Press | |
| Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 May 2008 ) | |
 Israel's foreign minister says its ruling party must prepare to
replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in light of a corruption
investigation.
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is a top rival of Olmert and the first senior member of the Kadima Party to call for his ouster. She says Kadima needs to act for "every eventuality, including elections." Livni says the party cannot ignore recent events and must act to restore the public's faith. On Wednesday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak threatened to pull his Labor Party out of the governing coalition if the prime minister doesn't step down. Photo from Israel Minstry of Foreign Affairs Investigators speed up corruption probe of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert: Israel is rocked by testimony of U.S. businessman Morris Talansky, who said he gave Olmert $150,000 of his own money over the years, in addition to unspecified sums from other donors. | AP Olmert vows to survive Talansky matter as he did previous Israeli corruption scandals: Prime minister says bribery allegations will be dispelled. | JTA Israel abuzz over possible eary elections if Olmert does not resign over graft allegations: Election in late 2008 or early 2009 is looking increasingly likely, experts say. | AFP
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