Viewing the Ehud Olmert scandal in context, Israeli politicians regularly collude with American Jews to sidestep Israeli law in raising money from Diaspora Jews interested in influencing Israeli elections.
Leading Jewish academics, ex-diplomats and community leaders met the day before President Shimon Peres’ ‘Facing Tomorrow’ conference to talk about how to implement imperatives in the Jewish community.
Amid allegations that he may have violated campaign regulations or taken bribes when mayor of Jerusalem or a Cabinet minister, Ehud Olmert battles for his political life.
