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DAN IZENBERG
Jerusalem Post
05-27-2008
Headline: Talansky to testify against Olmert today
Byline: DAN IZENBERG
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 19

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 -- The investigation into allegations that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert accepted illegal payments from American-Jewish businessman Morris Talansky is due to take a dramatic turn on Tuesday when Talansky, testifying as a witness for the prosecution, is due to take the stand.

The testimony will be a trial procedure, even though the state has not yet decided whether to indict Olmert or his close aide, Shula Zaken.

State Attorney Moshe Lador has stressed that the fact that a trial procedure will be taking place does not indicate in ...

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