SASA, Israel, February 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Plasan, a global leader in survivability and combat-proven armor solutions for vehicles, airborne platforms and personal protection, announces the delivery of 25 SandCat vehicles in cooperation with Oshkosh Defense, for the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense.

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, the new Kadima Party leader, said she'd meet with the party's three primary runners-up to try to form a united front.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert asked the High Court of Justice Thursday to alter the path of the Ma'aleh Adumim-area security barrier.

By Isabel Kershner Helene Cooper contributed reporting from Washington and Neil MacFarquhar from the United Nations, New York * Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's announcement that he will resign after his party chooses a new leader in September injects a new uncertainty into Israeli politics and Middle East peace efforts, coming just as Olmert has been intensifying negotiations with the Palestinian Authority as well as Syria.

By Joel Greenberg, Chicago Tribune Jul. 31--Despite his vows to overcome corruption allegations and to work with the Bush administration to conclude a Middle East peace deal, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert bowed to the inevitable Wednesday.