Summary: On
Monday, a judge convicted Ehud Olmert,
former Prime Minister of Israel, of taking bribes while he was mayor of
Jerusalem.
Judge David Rosen
of the Tel Aviv District Court convicted Olmert of acquiring $161,000 in bribes
through a controversial housing project in Jerusalem, called Holyland. Olmert
received a third count of bribery by Judge Rosen. He will be sentenced on April 28th.
The developer of
the Holyland, Hillel Cherney, had already been convicted for bribing Olmert and
other officials in exchange for Holyland approvals.
He had also been
accused of double billing government agencies for travel expenses and accepting
cash from American businessman in exchange for legal favors.
Olmert started his
career in 1973 becoming the youngest person ever to be selected to Israeli’s
parliament. From 1993 to 2003 he was the mayor of Jerusalem and 2006 through
2009, Olmert was Prime Minister of Israel.
Analysis: Some
people in this world are very greedy and can’t be satisfied with where they are
in life. Being the Prime Minister of Israel seems like a very nice and high
paying job, so I don’t understand why Olmert needed to be greedy and accept money
illegally. This should teach us all a
lesson to be hard working and honest.
Link:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/31/world/meast/israel-olmert-conviction/index.html?hpt=wo_c2
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ReplyDeleteDespite all the mistakes that people have made in history and the grim consequences they have faced, people feel that they will get away with their swindling actions. Doing the right thing with the right intentions always produces good results whether those results be immediately or much later on.
ReplyDeleteTyra Harris, 5th period
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why a prime minister would need accept bribes. Like you said, he has plenty of money already, but people will never be satisfied and grateful for what they have.