Shaul Mofaz

Olmert says center-left rifts kept him from from reentering politics

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told an Israeli television news magazine that he decided not to run in the upcoming elections due to rifts in the center-left political camp.

Israeli political constellation realigns as Kadima quits government

Kadima’s abrupt withdrawal from Israel’s governing coalition raises questions for the future of the party, Israel’s draft law and the timing of new elections.