JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 28: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (R) sits next to foreign minister Tzipi Livni at the weekly cabinet meeting on September 28, 2008 in Jerusalem, Israel. Olmert is staying on as PM until the new Israeli government has been assembled in order maintain control of the process. Vice Premier Haim Ramon said 'It would be a tactical mistake to ask Olmert to resign before a new coalition is formed'. Getty Images logo Getty Images 13 months ago

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 28: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (R) sits next to foreign minister Tzipi Livni at the weekly cabinet meeting on September 28, 2008 in Jerusalem, Israel. Olmert is staying on as PM until the new Israeli government has been assembled in order maintain control of the process. Vice Premier Haim Ramon said 'It would be a tactical mistake to ask Olmert to resign before a new coalition is formed'.

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