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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Solon who wrote (19422)	1/16/2007 11:39:39 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

About Time - State to launch criminal investigation against Olmert By JPOST.COM STAFF State Prosecutor Eran Shendar ordered police on Tuesday to launch a criminal investigation against Prime Miniser Ehud Olmert for his alleged interference in the tender for the state's controlling interest in Bank Leumi, Channel 10 reported. Sources involved in the investigation have concluded that there is sufficient evidence to officially open a criminal probe. Reports in the media have charged that Olmert tried to steer the tender in favor of his friends, US real estate magnate Mort Zuckerman, Brazilian banking tycoon Joseph Safra and Australian billionaire Frank Lowy. Yoav Yitzhak, editor of the Internet site News First Class, who first reported Olmert's alleged interference in the tender, wrote that the prime minister convened a meeting of top Finance Ministry officials and tried to change the protocols of the tender to favor the three wealthy Jewish businessmen. Olmert allegedly tried to help Lowy, owner of the Westfield Group, in return for assistance in financing Olmert's Jerusalem mayoral campaign years before. Sources close to the bidders have denied the allegations, saying earlier this week that false accusations were deliberately leaked to the media in an attempt to harm Olmert. Amir Mizroch contributed to this report.