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Jewish Life
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Olmert funding scandal highlights
perilous ties to U.S. Jewish money
Ariel Jerozolimski / BPH Images
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, at a May 6, 2008 Memorial Day ceremony in Jerusalem honoring Israel's fallen soldiers, says the latest investigation into alleged improprieties will fade when the truth comes out.
The apparent involvement of a rabbi turned businessman in a financial scandal that could fell Israel's prime minister underscores the potentially perilous relationship Israeli politicians have with wealthy American Jewish supporters.

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