Israeli PM 'Google-bombed'
2007-01-21 18:50
Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud
Olmert has taken another hit, this time on the Google search
engine, where entering the words "miserable failure" in Hebrew
will bring up his official biography.
Olmert's popularity rating has plummeted to about 14% following an inconclusive war in Lebanon and a string of
corruption scandals, less than a year after his centrist Kadima
party won a parliamentary election.
Like US President George W Bush several years ago, Olmert
has been "Google-bombed", which occurs when a large number of
internet users link to a website from their own domains and
label the links with certain words.
Entering the words "miserable failure" in Google in English
brings up Bush's biography on the White House website.
Olmert is being investigated for alleged corruption
involving some of his past business deals.
The justice ministry
said on Tuesday it would examine his role for suspected cronyism
regarding the privatisation of an Israeli bank.
- Reuters