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Ehud Olmert

Ehud Olmert became the prime minister of Israel in 2006, resigned under a cloud of scandal in September of 2008 and eventually went to prison in 2016 for corruption. A longtime member of the…

Axis of Nuclear Provocation

—Borgna Brunner In an attempt to restart the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Israel and the United States resolved to circumvent Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, whom Israeli prime…

February 2001 News and Events

WorldCongo's New President Addresses UN (Feb. 2): Joseph Kabila, son of slain president Laurent Kabila, promises Security Council he will open dialogue with opponents in an effort to end his…

Israel's 60th Anniversary

May 14, 1948, the Jewish National Council proclaimed the State of Israel by Beth Rowen Related LinksIsrael Zionism Palestine Areas…

Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), 2003 News

Palestinian politician, was named prime minister in March by President Yasir Arafat. Palestinian reformists lauded the appointment, while the militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad said…

Nuclear Proliferation

—Borgna Brunner Spain. On March 11, 2004, Spain's most horrific terrorist attack occurred: 202 people were killed and 1,400 were injured in bombings at Madrid's railway station. The government at…