Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images Ehud Olmert was the prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009. He directly precedes the long reign of Benjamin Netanyahu over Israeli politics. A former member of Likud, he left the party together with then-prime minister Ariel Sharon to form Kadima in 2005. The years 2006 to 2009 were pivotal, giving shape to many of the issues still being grappled with today. Israel pulled out from the Gaza Strip in 2005, a decision made by Sharon that is often presented as Olmert’s handiwork. Hamas took over the Strip in 2007. Israel bombed...