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Dates: during 2009-2009
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...there may be a more earthly kind of justice at work. Olmert is the fourth senior Israeli politician to face criminal charges in the past year: former President Moshe Katsav is on trial for rape (he has denied the charge); Olmert's former Finance Minister Avraham Hirschson was sentenced to five years for theft and money-laundering; and former Health Minister Shlomo Benizri of the Shas Party is about to start a prison sentence for bribery. "It reflects the growing toughness of the enforcement agencies, their ability and their will to confront the highest ranks of politics in order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olmert's Indictment: Secular Justice or a Sign from God? | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

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