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Article: Livni: Olmert must act ethically and go now. Israel 'cannot tolerate' having a prime minister about to be indicted
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GIL HOFFMAN
Jerusalem Post
11-28-2008
Headline: Livni: Olmert must act ethically and go now. Israel 'cannot tolerate' having a prime minister about to be indicted
Byline: GIL HOFFMAN
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 01
Friday, November 28, 2008 -- Kadima Leader Tzipi Livni called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Thursday to suspend himself immediately, following Attorney-General Menahem Mazuz's decision to indict the premier on charges stemming from the Rishon Tours affair, pending a hearing.
Speaking at a hastily called meeting of the Kadima faction at the party's Petah Tikva headquarters, Livni quoted Olmert, who called upon then-president Moshe Katsav to resign when Mazuz decided to indict ...