The Israeli police have recommended that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert be indicted on charges of bribe-taking, fraud and breach of trust. Olmert is accused of accepting large sums of cash from a Long Island businessman, Morris Talansky, who is currently under investigation by the FBI. Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz is expected to decide whether to prosecute Olmert within a few weeks. (New York Times)
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