Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who once described himself as “indestructible” announced on Wednesday he would resign after his ruling Kadima party chooses a new leader in September.
Political Career:
1973: Firs elected to the Knesset (legislature of Israel) and was re-elected seven times.
1993-2006: Served as mayor of Jerusalem for two terms.
2005: Joined former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in leaving Likud party to form Kadima party.
2006: Became leader of Kadima when Sharon was felled by a stroke. Kadima won the elections.
2007: Relaunched Israeli-Palestinian peace talks with Palestinian Mahmoud Abbas in November. The talks have made little progress.
1993-2006: Served as mayor of Jerusalem for two terms.
2005: Joined former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in leaving Likud party to form Kadima party.
2006: Became leader of Kadima when Sharon was felled by a stroke. Kadima won the elections.
2007: Relaunched Israeli-Palestinian peace talks with Palestinian Mahmoud Abbas in November. The talks have made little progress.
Scandal:
U.S. businessman Morris Talansky testified in May that he had given Olmert $ 150,000 in cash over a 15-year period. Olmert also faces police probes in other corruption affairs.
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