On on July 28, Ehud Olmert, Israel's Prime Minister, announced that he will resign his post once a new leader is chosen for his party-Kadima. This decision comes as a result of two investigation for corruption that is carried against Olmert. Olmert has been under many police investigations in recent years for corruption and bribery. Olmert became Kadima's party leader and Israel 's Prime Minister in 2006 after a stroke left Ariel Sharon, Kadima's former Party Leader in Coma.

Olmert is the last to resign among three figures that many see as responsible for the Lebanon war. The other two figures are Dan Halutz, who was chief of staff at the time of the war, and Amir Peretz, the then defence minister. In 2006 after two Israeli soldiers were kidnapped by the Hizbulla, Olmert refused to negotiate an exchange of POW, and instead pushed for a full attack on Lebanon .

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