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![ISRAEL-OLMERT/ Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (R) speaks to his former personal secretary Shula Zaken during his hearing at Jerusalem's District Court September 24, 2012. An Israeli court spared Olmert a prison term over a conviction for breach of trust on Monday, potentially paving his way to a political comeback. REUTERS/Sebastian Scheiner/Pool (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW) - RTR38CUD](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/03/RTR38CUD-1.jpg/RTR38CUD-1.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=jWjD0Ue2)
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![ISRAEL-OLMERT/ Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (R) speaks to his former personal secretary Shula Zaken during his hearing at Jerusalem's District Court September 24, 2012. An Israeli court spared Olmert a prison term over a conviction for breach of trust on Monday, potentially paving his way to a political comeback. REUTERS/Sebastian Scheiner/Pool (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW) - RTR38CUD](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/03/RTR38CUD-1.jpg/RTR38CUD-1.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=jWjD0Ue2)
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