Sep 18th, 2008 · Israel's foreign minister Tzipi Livni narrowly won an election to head the country's ruling party. Livni is likely to succeed Ehud Olmert as prime minister. He is leaving office in the midst of scandal. Mark MacKinnon, the Middle East correspondent for the Toronto Globe and Mail, talks with Steve Inskeep about the election.
Aug 6th, 2007 · Ehud Olmert became the first Israeli prime minister to visit a Palestinian town since the outbreak of fighting seven years ago, meeting under heavy guard with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to talk about the creation of a Palestinian state.
Aug 6th, 2007 · Ehud Olmert is the first Israeli prime minister to visit a Palestinian town since the outbreak of fighting seven years ago, meeting under heavy guard with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to talk about the creation of a Palestinian state. Olmert says he came to discuss "fundamental issues" and hopes talks open the way for forming a Palestinian state.
Nov 27th, 2006 · Israel's Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, delivered a major speech Monday, urging long-stalled peace talks be resumed. He also said that if Palestinian militants free a captured Israeli soldier, Israel will release "many" Palestinian prisoners.
May 24th, 2006 · Ehud Olmert, Israel's new prime minister, addresses the U.S. Congress, one day after meeting with President Bush. Olmert plans to lay out his vision for a two-state solution between the Israelis and Palestinians. Mr. Bush called the plan "bold."
May 23rd, 2006 · Ehud Olmert, Israel's new prime minister, meets President Bush at the White House. Olmert is seeking support for his plan to make more unilateral withdrawals from the West Bank. He has said he intends to set Israel's final borders by 2010.
Mar 25th, 2006 · Israelis go to the polls Tuesday to elect a new parliament. The center-right Kadima party leads the polls, with Ehud Olmert, the acting prime minister, vowing to continue unilateral pullouts from the West Bank.
Jan 7th, 2006 · Israel's acting prime minister, Ehud Olmert, is a popular former mayor of Jerusalem who helped shape Ariel Sharon's revised stance on Jewish settlements in the occupied territories. Zev Chafets, a former columnist for The Jerusalem Post, tells Scott Simon that Olmert has sophisticated political skills.