Following Imprisonment Of Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert For Corruption, Arab Writers Praise Israel’s Democracy And Rule Of Law | MEMRI

On February 15, 2016, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert began serving a 19-month prison sentence, following his conviction in a bribery scandal that took place when he was mayor of Jerusalem. In light of his imprisonment, the Arab press featured articles praising Israeli democracy and condemning the corrupt, tyrannical Arab regimes that, they said, embezzle their own countries‘ funds and oppress their own citizens without ever being brought to account.