Barak may call on Olmert to step down

Defence Minister Ehud Barak may call on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down from office or temporarily suspend himself after the latest testimony in a bribery case, Israel Radio reported on Wednesday. It said Barak, a senior partner in Olmert's...

Defence Minister Ehud Barak may call on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down from office or temporarily suspend himself after the latest testimony in a bribery case, Israel Radio reported on Wednesday.

It said Barak, a senior partner in Olmert's governing coalition, was due to make a statement after a U.S. businessman testified on Tuesday he gave Olmert cash-stuffed envelopes including personal loans that were never repaid.

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