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...subscribed to the vision of creating "Eretz Ysrael," extending from the Mediterranean Sea to the banks of the Jordan River. Olmert's father served in the Knesset in the 1950s as a member of the Herut Party, a forerunner of the right-wing Likud. Ehud studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and was elected to the Knesset in 1973 as the youngest Likud member. Olmert launched crusades against corruption in professional soccer and, later, against organized crime. Israelis credit Olmert's generation with bringing transparency to the clubby, Old World atmosphere of Israeli politics. "We changed the rules...
...annual event, known as “Israel Fest,” also featured tables with falafel, beads with Hebrew letters on them for bracelet-making, and Israel trivia games to win candy bars...
...land that we love, where the best of our sons and fighters are buried ... to allow you to fulfill your dream and live alongside us, in your state, in lasting peace." It was a fitting expression of hope for the leader of a party whose name is Hebrew for "forward." But after its disappointing showing, Kadima must be wondering whether it will be strong enough to live up to that name...
...Jewish custom to fold written prayers inside the cracks of the Western Wall. Last night, after exit polls in the Israeli elections gave his centrist Kadima Party a slim lead over its rivals, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wedged his prayer between the stones. Translated from Hebrew, it said: "He who prays for my brother and friend I will speak peace...
...Yair Lapid, a columnist from the Hebrew daily Yedioth Ahronoth, sums up the elections: "The people do not want to continue to hold on to the [occupied] territories, it supports the next disengagement, and it isn?t willing to see its grandfather starve to death...