Holyland Case
The Holyland Case, named for the Holyland Park building complex in Jerusalem, was a high-profile corruption case in which top Israeli officials were charged with bribery and money laundering, among them former Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the former mayor of Jerusalem Uri Lupolianski. Of the 13 defendants, three were acquitted and ten, including Olmert, were found guilty. Holyland Park building complex Holyland Towers is a complex of luxury apartment buildings in Jerusalem, along Highway 50 (Israel), Highway 50, South of the old city. The developer is Hillel Cherny (alt.: Hillel Cherney, Hillel Charney). Before construction began in 1995, it was the site of Holyland Hotel (''Eretz Hatzvi Hotel'') and the open-air Holyland Model of Jerusalem, now located on the grounds of the Israel Museum. When the old hotel was torn down, an archeological survey revealed a Bronze Age burial ground. The initial plan was to replace the existing hotel with a larger one. This plan was la ...
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