Israeli Leader In Trouble With Law as Bush Arrives

JERUSALEM -- As President Bush arrives in Israel to help celebrate the Jewish state's 60th birthday, he will find his host, Ehud Olmert, in deep trouble. A widening investigation into the Israeli leader's financial dealings is turning up evidence that those close to the probe say is giving Olmert good reason to worry. The case - which revolves around suspicions that Olmert received hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal contributions - is more substantive than any of the four other high-profile probes that have plagued his two-year tenure as prime minister, said several officials close to him. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
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Posted by Editor at May 14, 2008 01:04 AM