Outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, sits with new Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a handover ceremony at the president's residence in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Netanyahu officially assumed the reins of power in Israel on Wednesday, becoming the country's Israel 13th prime minister at a ceremony in Jerusalem in which he vowed to tackle its greatest pending challenges. AP Photo logo AP Photo 8 months ago

Outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, sits with new Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a handover ceremony at the president's residence in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Netanyahu officially assumed the reins of power in Israel on Wednesday, becoming the country's Israel 13th prime minister at a ceremony in Jerusalem in which he vowed to tackle its greatest pending challenges.

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  1. Gladys Tiffany, left, and Aaron Thomas hold signs outside a building at the University of Arkansas campus where the former prime minister of Israel Ehud Olmert was speaking on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Fayetteville, Ark. Olmert was speaking as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
  2. JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 25: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrives in the District Court for the first day of his trial on charges of corruption, on September 25, 2009 in Jerusalem, Israel. Olmert is accused of taking cash payments from American-Jewish businessman Morris Talansky, advancing the interests of clients of a former law partner and double-billing Israeli charities for overseas travel expenses during fund-raising trips.

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  1. Former prime minister of Israel Ehud Olmert speaks to members of the media during a press conference at the University of Arkansas on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Fayetteville, Ark. Olmert was speaking at the University as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
  2. Former prime minister of Israel Ehud Olmert speaks to members of the media during a press conference at the University of Arkansas on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Fayetteville, Ark. Olmert was speaking at the University as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
  3. Former prime minister of Israel Ehud Olmert speaks to members of the media during a press conference at the University of Arkansas on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Fayetteville, Ark. Olmert was speaking at the University as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
  4. Gladys Tiffany, left, and Aaron Thomas hold signs outside a building at the University of Arkansas campus where the former prime minister of Israel Ehud Olmert was speaking on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Fayetteville, Ark. Olmert was speaking as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
  5. Security guards forcibly remove a protestor after he interrupted Ehud Olmert's, former Prime Minister of Israel, lecture about the challenges of the Middle East and Israel-Palestinian peace process during a World Affairs Council event at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, Thursday Oct. 22, 2009. Over 20 protestors were removed from the lecture.
  6. Security guards forcibly remove a protestor after they interrupted Ehud Olmert's, former Prime Minister of Israel, lecture about the challenges of the Middle East and Israel-Palestinian peace process during a World Affairs Council event at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, Thursday Oct. 22, 2009. Over 20 protestors were removed from the lecture.
  7. Security guards drag a protestor out of the building after they interrupted Ehud Olmert's, former Prime Minister of Israel, lecture about the challenges of the Middle East and Israel-Palestinian peace process during a World Affairs Council event at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, Thursday Oct. 22, 2009. Over 20 protestors were removed from the lecture.
  8. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, center, watches the charity basketball game between the New York Knicks and Maccabi Tel Aviv Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 in New York.
  9. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger addresses the Saban Forum in Jerusalem on November 15, 2009. The annual forum is organized by the Saban Center for research and analysis of the US policy in the Middle East.
  10. Former US President Bill Clinton addresses the Saban Forum in Jerusalem on November 15, 2009. The annual forum is organized by the Saban Center for research and analysis of the US policy in the Middle East.
  11. Former US President Bill Clinton speaks at the Saban Forum in Jerusalem on November 15, 2009. The annual forum is organized by the Saban Center for research and analysis of the US policy in the Middle East.
  12. Former US President Bill Clinton speaks at the Saban Forum in Jerusalem on November 15, 2009. The annual forum is organized by the Saban Center for research and analysis of the US policy in the Middle East.
  13. Former US President Bill Clinton speaks at the Saban Forum in Jerusalem on November 15, 2009. The annual forum is organized by the Saban Center for research and analysis of the US policy in the Middle East.
  14. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Interior Minister Eliyahu Yishai (2nd R) arrive for the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem October 18, 2009. Netanyahu promised a lengthy diplomatic battle to "delegitimise" United Nations charges that Israel committed war crimes in the Gaza Strip, an official said on Saturday.
  15. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Education Minister Gideon Saar attend the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem October 18, 2009. Netanyahu promised a lengthy diplomatic battle to "delegitimise" United Nations charges that Israel committed war crimes in the Gaza Strip, an official said on Saturday.
  16. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, left, adjust their earpieces during a joint news conference at Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. Zapatero is on an official visit to Israel and the West Bank.

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