Jerusalem- Israeli police arrived at the Jerusalem residence of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to question him Friday for a third time on suspicions that he illegally accepted tens or possibly hundreds of thousands of US dollars from a US fundraiser.

The police detectives are expected to confront the premier with new evidence, including statements by witnesses who said they were present in the hotel rooms when the fundraiser and businessman, Morris Talansky, handed cash envelopes to Olmert.

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Jerusalem  - Syrian President Bashar Assad should prove he is serious about negotiating a peace deal with Israel by holding direct talks with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem and Damascus, Israeli President Shimon Peres said Monday.

Israel Radio quoted the 84-year-old president as saying that Peres said that all Arab leaders who signed peace treaties with Israel - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Jordan's King Hussein - had met directly with Israeli leaders, in order to expedite the processes and to shorten the gaps.

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Tel Aviv - The leader of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's la