Israeli PM Olmert denies taking bribes

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday denied allegations of bribery but said he would resign if charged in a case that threatens to shake up the nation's political landscape.

Details of the allegations against the 62-year-old premier were unveiled after the justice ministry lifted a gag-order in the case, which has been the subject of a swirl of rumours and intense media speculation for days.

The scandal has cast a cloud over Olmert's political future just as Israel marks its 60th birthday and with peace talks with the Palestinians making only halting progress.

The ministry said a probe has been launched into suspicions that Olmert unlawfully received payments from a foreign businessman based in Israel during his time as mayor of...

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