Jerusalem deputy mayor, city engineer received bribes in Holyland affair,...
Ailing whistle-blower tells court that he passed along three checks worth over NIS 130,000 to capital’s chief planner
View ArticleState paying NIS 12,000 a month to key witness in Holyland case
Prosecution reveals financial arrangement, saying Jerusalem corruption affair ‘is a special case’
View ArticleAvigdor Liberman told me Ehud Olmert was corrupt, state’s witness claims
In key testimony at trial of former PM, witness S.D. tells court that bribery was the only way for the Holyland real estate project to advance
View ArticleWant to get something done in Jerusalem? Ask a 9-month pregnant mother of three
I never intended to go into politics, says Rachel Azaria, arguably the city’s most energetic council member. Then she launches into a list of causes that could keep her busy for decades
View ArticleJerusalem mayor says the city’s in the fast lane
Nir Barkat reports on his efforts to boost housing, predicts a million residents within 20 years, and says Hollywood and a Formula 1 race are on their way
View ArticleBarkat: Let the Palestinians rename Ramallah as ‘Jerusalem’
Jerusalem’s mayor rules out any notion of Palestinian rule in the capital, slams Olmert’s peace offer as a ‘terrible mistake,’ and says it’s ‘ridiculous’ that Jews can’t pray on the Temple Mount
View ArticleOne Jerusalem. Undivided. Open to all. Controlled by Israel
Mayor Nir Barkat says he’s repositioning the city to retake the role it fulfilled ‘amazingly well’ for a thousand years — where all peoples were equally accepted, but Jewish sovereignty was unquestioned
View ArticleHaredi community breaking the culture of secrecy on domestic abuse
Two Israeli organizations, Yad Sarah and Bat Melech, are working with rabbis to provide resources to ultra-Orthodox women and couples
View ArticleOlmert’s lawyers said preparing to appeal bribery conviction
Yossi Olmert says he loves his brother and was ‘dismayed’ by the verdict; analysts predict lengthy jail term
View ArticleProsecution to seek ‘about five years’ for Olmert
The former prime minister was found guilty in March of taking bribes in the so-called Holyland affair
View ArticleJudge postpones sentencing of former Jerusalem mayor
Cancer-stricken Uri Lupolianksi, convicted of accepting bribe in Holyland affair, hospitalized with pneumonia
View ArticleEx-Jerusalem mayor gets 6 years for taking bribes
Uri Lupolianski funneled hundreds of thousands into charity, was convicted alongside former PM Olmert in the Holyland affair
View ArticleOn Agrippas Street, Jerusalem built to the sky and feuding synagogues multiplied
One of the earliest Jewish neighborhoods outside the Old City has been revived in recent years, but retains its historic charm
View ArticleOlmert to go to jail for 18 months after Supreme Court cuts sentence
Justices overturn one bribery conviction but uphold another for disgraced former prime minister, who was originally slated to serve 6 years for his part in the Holyland scandal
View ArticleState prosecutor: Olmert sentence sends warning to public officials
Shai Nitzan hails decision to jail former PM for 18 months as ‘important milestone in fight against corruption’
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