JERUSALEM — After weeks of legal limbo and widespread speculation about his role in Prime Minister Ehud Olmerts latest corruption scandal, American Jewish businessman Morris Talansky has had his day in court.
JERUSALEM — The skepticism that greeted Ehud Olmert’s announcement that Israel and Syria are renewing peace talks underscores the domestic challenges the prime minister faces in selling any Israel-Syria peace deal at home.
As governments, Jewish communities and Israeli embassies across Europe prepare to celebrate Israel’s 60th birthday, a cadre of Israel critics is making a push to be heard.