Former Israeli Premier Is Cleared of Most Corruption Charges
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"Ehud Olmert, a former prime minister of Israel, was acquitted of corruption charges in two matters by a Jerusalem court on Tuesday, but convicted in a third, in a high-profile corruption prosecution that cut short his term in office and changed the course of Israeli politics and diplomacy.
Mr. Olmert was convicted of breach of trust, the least serious of the charges he faced, and will be sentenced in September, according to court documents.
The result immediately raised questions about the motives and the zealousness of police investigators and state prosecutors in pursuing the case. It was also likely to raise the question of a possible political comeback for Mr. Olmert, who resigned as prime minister in 2008. But he is still embroiled in another serious corruption case, in which he is charged with taking bribes in connection with the construction of a huge residential complex while he was the mayor of Jerusalem."
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