Olmert to be Acting PM till Elections
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“Attorney General Meni Mazuz will notify Ehud Olmert on Sunday that he will continue to hold the title of acting prime minister until Israel’s March 28 elections, according to media reports.”
Comptroller Launches Campaign Finance Probe Against Peres
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“State Comptroller Micah Lindenstrauss launched an investigation Saturday into a $320,000 campaign contribution to MK Shimon Peres from billionaire businessman Haim Saban as well as donors outside the country.”
“Peres received the sum from three donors: Israeli billionaire Bruce Rapaport, who currently resides in Switzerland, contributed $100,000; American tycoon Daniel Abrahams, who gave $120,000; and Saban, who donated $100,000.”
“By law, any candidate competing for the party chairmanship in primaries is permitted to receive a maximum donation of NIS 40,000 from one individual no more than nine months prior to the date when party members go to the polls.”