I-34 More Israeli Political shit hits the proverbial fan

Olmert faces bribery allegations Israel's attorney-general is investigating allegations that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert accepted bribes as acting finance minister last year...... The allegations - on an Israeli website - say he took the bribes during a major bank privatisation deal.

Mr Olmert denies any wrongdoing. He faces several corruption inquiries, but no formal charges have been filed..... This is the latest in a series of allegations of wrongdoing by senior political figures in Israel.