Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks in front of a huge Biblical mural done by artist Marc Chagall in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. Israeli President Shimon Peres, ushering in a new Israeli parliament Tuesday, urged lawmakers to conclude an elusive peace deal with the Palestinians by the end of their term. Sitting are Eli Yishai, left, head of the ultra-Orthodox Shas Party, and Tzipi Livni, Foreign Minister and head of Kadima Party. AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 months ago

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks in front of a huge Biblical mural done by artist Marc Chagall in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. Israeli President Shimon Peres, ushering in a new Israeli parliament Tuesday, urged lawmakers to conclude an elusive peace deal with the Palestinians by the end of their term. Sitting are Eli Yishai, left, head of the ultra-Orthodox Shas Party, and Tzipi Livni, Foreign Minister and head of Kadima Party.

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  1. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , back second right, heads the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem offices, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. In the meeting Netanyahu accused Arab extremists of spreading lies to foment violence in the disputed city of Jerusalem. Next to Netanyahu is deputy Premier Silvan Shalom, second left, and Dan Meridor, left. In foreground is Defense Minister Ehud Barak, right, and Shas party leader Eli Yishai, left.

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  1. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , back second right, heads the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem offices, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. In the meeting Netanyahu accused Arab extremists of spreading lies to foment violence in the disputed city of Jerusalem. Next to Netanyahu is deputy Premier Silvan Shalom, second left, and Dan Meridor, left. In foreground is Defense Minister Ehud Barak, right, and Shas party leader Eli Yishai, left.
  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. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 'Vue de Paris' by Marc Chagall is on display during a preview of Sotheby's impressionist and modern art sale in New York, October 30, 2009. Sotheby's is scheduled to hold its impressionist and modern art sale on November 04, 2009.
  9. 'Depart du Village' by Marc Chagall is on display during a preview of Sotheby's impressionist and modern art sale in New York, October 30, 2009. Sotheby's is scheduled to hold its impressionist and modern art sale on November 04, 2009.
  10. 'Les Cyclistes' by Marc Chagall is on display during a preview of Sotheby's impressionist and modern art sale in New York, October 30, 2009. Sotheby's is scheduled to hold its impressionist and modern art sale on November 04, 2009.
  11. 'Les Cyclistes' by Marc Chagall is on display during a preview of Sotheby's impressionist and modern art sale in New York, October 30, 2009. Sotheby's is scheduled to hold its impressionist and modern art sale on November 04, 2009.

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