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Article: Israeli Prime Minister Olmert faces increasingly precarious tenure.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- May 29, 2008
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Byline: Ilene R. Prusher Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Jerusalem -- Ehud Olmert's shelf life as prime minister was diminishing rapidly on Wednesday, as his most important political ally called on him to step down amid new testimony indicating that he received stacks of cash from a New York businessman. The ensuing turmoil means the Israeli political system will be embroiled in a leadership search and coalition geometry for months, likely overshadowing hoped-for peace initiatives.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday called on Mr. Olmert to leave office, following a day of deeply damaging, pre-trial deposition in which Morris ...