Holyland

Former PM, who is set to go to prison in September pending appeal, requested to travel in order to facilitate various business deals.

If the indictment is filed, this would be the third case against Olmert and a whole new legal front for him to have to defend.

Consider the unfortunate readers of The Jerusalem Report who live in constant dread of the next installment of Necessary Stories.

Fashion expert Ella Manor speaks to one of Israel's biggest fashion bloggers to get the low-down on what to expect from Pope Francis' sacred wardrobe.

As long as it takes over a year for a permit for a simple change to a building, the use of corrupt ‘facilitators,’ as in the Holyland case, will flourish.

When people like Olmert break the law, we want them to pay dearly for the privileges it affords them. When the rest of us do the same on a smaller scale, we refuse to forfeit even the benefits of moral indignation.

If Olmert’s appeal is accepted, the points made by Avi-Yitzhak will be of major significance with regard to both the harshness of the sentence imposed on Olmert, and the character-assassinating terminology used by Judge David Rozen.

Judge David Rozen says Zaken deserves 5 years in prison for her part in Holyland scandal, but he must accept plea deal as per Supreme Court.

One of a politician’s most important roles is to ensure that hard-earned taxpayers’ money and public resources are allocated fairly and honestly.