Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is seen in this combination of two pictures as he kicks a soccer ball then loses his shoe during an event at a stadium in Kiryat Shemona, northern Israel, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. Olmert, who resigned Sunday because of a string of corruption allegations, remains in office until a new government is approved by the parliament, and he has pledged to press ahead with peace efforts as long as he is premier. AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 months ago

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is seen in this combination of two pictures as he kicks a soccer ball then loses his shoe during an event at a stadium in Kiryat Shemona, northern Israel, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. Olmert, who resigned Sunday because of a string of corruption allegations, remains in office until a new government is approved by the parliament, and he has pledged to press ahead with peace efforts as long as he is premier.

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  3. Former Israeli finance minister Avraham Hirchson (2nd L) walks behind his son Barak (L) as they leave the Tel Aviv District Court June 24, 2009. Hirchson, an ally of former premier Ehud Olmert, was jailed for five years and five months on Wednesday for offences including theft and fraud.
  4. Former Israeli finance minister Avraham Hirchson (R, bottom) appears in court in Tel Aviv June 24, 2009. Hirchson, an ally of former premier Ehud Olmert, was jailed for five years and five months on Wednesday for offences including theft and fraud.
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  7. Israeli former prime Minister Ehud Olmert is seen in the stands during the UEFA Champions League final soccer match between Manchester United and Barcelona in Rome, Wednesday May 27, 2009.
  8. Students burn pictures of U.S. President Barack Obama shaking hands with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in front of the former U.S. embassy during a gathering to mark the anniversary of freezing Iran and US diplomatic ties in Tehran April 9, 2009. The United States cut off diplomatic ties with Tehran during the 1979-1981 hostage crisis in which a group of militant Iranian students held 52 U.S. diplomats hostage at the American Embassy for 444 days.
  9. Students burn pictures of U.S. President Barack Obama with former American presidents (L) and Obama shaking hands with former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, in front of the former U.S. embassy during a gathering to mark the 29th anniversary of freezing Iran and US diplomatic ties in Tehran April 9, 2009. The United States cut off diplomatic ties with Tehran during the 1979-1981 hostage crisis in which a group of militant Iranian students held 52 U.S. diplomats hostage at the American Embassy for 444 days.
  10. Hardline students burn pictures of U.S. President Barack Obama with former American presidents (L) and Obama shaking hands with former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, in front of the former U.S. embassy during a gathering to mark the 29th anniversary of freezing Iran and US diplomatic ties in Tehran April 8, 2009.
  11. Iranian hardline students burn pictures of US President Barak Obama shaking hand with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and standing with past US presidents outside the former US embassy, during a gathering to mark the 30th anniversary of freezing Iran and US diplomatic ties in Tehran on April 9, 2009. Some 30 hardline students expressed their opposition to any talks between Iran and the US by burning portraits of the US Presidents outside the former US embassy.
  12. Demonstrators burn a poster of U.S. President Barack Obama and outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, front, and an anti-U.S. poster depicting U.S. Presidents George H.W. Bush, Barack Obama, George Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, out side of the former U.S. Embassy during a demonstration on the anniversary of freezing Iran-U.S. diplomatic ties, in Tehran, on Thursday April, 9, 2009. The United States and Iran have not had diplomatic relations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and subsequent hostage taking at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

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