Former Defense Minister Amir Peretz attends the state memorial for the 155 soldiers and civilians killed last summer in the Second Lebanon War at a ceremony at the Mt. Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, July 2, 2007. (UPI Photo/ Debbie Hill)
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Olmert's career barely surviving
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmerts political career has managed, by the skin of its teeth, to survive the recent Winograd Report, which lambasted the Israeli government and the Israeli militarys handling of the second Lebanon War in 2006.
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Ehud Olmert not to blame:
The Real World: Olmert's reprieve
Amid a rare Jerusalem snowstorm the Winograd Commission, named after its chairman, retired Tel-Aviv district court president judge Eliyahu Winograd, has finally publicized its much-expected final report about the performance of the Israeli government and armed services during the war with Hezbollah in the summer of 2006.
Bring Jewish settlers home, gradually
Settlers want to return to Israel:
Israel court reported delaying Lebanon war report
Publication of the final report on Israels failures in the Lebanon war with Hezbollah last year will be delayed for months, following a Supreme Court decision, local media reported Tuesday.
Rice wins limited Israel pledges to aid Palestinians
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ended a visit to Israel Thursday with limited pledges to ease restrictions on the Palestinians in a bid to bolster embattled Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Rice arrives in Israel in new peace bid
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel Wednesday on the third leg of a Middle East tour aimed at injecting new life into the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Israel, Lebanon armies meet to finalize pullout
Israel said Tuesday that snags could further delay its southern Lebanon pullout until next week, as Lebanese and Israeli army officers met with UN peacekeepers on the border to nail down a schedule.
Commentary: The sad story of my friend Sam
I have been spending hours during the past couple of weeks trying to help a friend. Well, hes not really a friend, we hardly know each other.
Gaza's border with Egypt reopens for two days
Buses packed with Palestinians were crossing into Egypt Friday as the Gaza Strips sole gateway to the world bypassing Israel reopened for two days ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
