article_snippet: Earlier today former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was convicted of unlawfully accepting money from a U.S. supporter in a retrial on corruption charges, the latest chapter in the downfall of a man who only years earlier hoped to lead the country to a historic peace agreement with the Palestinians.
article_snippet: The conviction could land former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert five years in prison, in addition to a six-year prison sentence former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert received last year in a separate bribery conviction, all but ensuring the former premier will not return to politics for many years to come. '
article_snippet: former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert behavior constitutes a breach of trust which harms the public, harms morality, and harms the public's trust, in how former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert behaved corruptly,' prosecutor Uri Korev said following the verdict.
article_snippet: former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's lawyers said Olmert's lawyers would likely appeal the ruling by the Jerusalem District Court.
article_snippet: A sentencing hearing is slated to take place in May. former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has claimed
article_snippet: May. Olmert was on the brink of a historic agreement with the Palestinians when May. Olmert was forced to resign in early 2009 amid corruption allegations.
article_snippet: Olmert departure cleared the way for hard-liner Benjamin Netanyahu's election, and subsequent peace efforts have not succeeded.