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Brown issues Iran nuclear warning

Jul 21st, 2008

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown warns Iran over its nuclear programme as he addresses Israel’s parliament.



Bush and Brown’s warning to Iran

Jun 16th, 2008

Gordon Brown and George Bush hold talks on the second day of the US president’s two-day visit to the UK.



Olmert rules out shortening term

Jan 7th, 2008

Amid growing pressure ahead of the January 30 release of the Winograd Report investigating the Second Lebanon War, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ruled out on Monday any possibility that he would let political maneuvering shorten his tenure.
In closed conversations, Olmert reacted to Labor chairman Ehud Barak’s hints that he was seriously considering quitting and reports […]



Israeli PM Olmert Has Prostate Cancer

Oct 29th, 2007

JERUSALEM, (AP) - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Monday that he has prostate cancer and would soon have surgery, but said the disease is not life-threatening and he would continue to perform his duties.



Bibi’s self-made trap

Aug 15th, 2007

Bibi’s self-made trap
Those who planned to make use of the low voter turnout in order to slam Netanyahu and the Likud primaries will have to look elsewhere. Even those who were hoping to claim that Likud has turned into a radical right-wing party better look in the mirror and be honest with themselves: Nothing has […]



Olmert visits Abbas to talk peace

Aug 7th, 2007

Olmert visits Abbas to talk peace
JERUSALEM — With two army helicopters escorting his motorcade, Ehud Olmert ventured into the West Bank on Monday to discuss the most divisive issues of a possible peace settlement, the first visit by an Israeli prime minister to Palestinian territory in seven years.