Israeli PM says Lebanon war was pre-planned: report
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has testified he launched last year's war against Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon in line with a contingency plan he approved four months before, the Haaretz daily said on Thursday.
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JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon criticized Israeli hard-liners Sunday, warning that heated rhetoric against his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip could lead to civil war.    Sharon issued the warning hours before opponents of the Gaza pullout planned to stage a mass demonstration in Jerusalem...
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon acknowledged that Israel was not following the moribund Mideast peace plan, and said an Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip was unlikely to revive it, according
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told parliament Monday that he took full responsibility for the conduct of the battle with Hezbollah, as Israel's wartime unity collapsed and opposition politicians began criticizing the monthlong fight against the Lebanese guerrillas.
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Israel is prepared to withdraw troops from Palestinian areas well ahead of a planned pullout from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank next summer, Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his senior military brass talked for the first time this week about the secret plans for &quot;Operation Gathering of Brothers&quot; â-he uprooting
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Final report into Israel's 2006 war in Lebanon concludes PM acted reasonably, defence officials say
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An Israeli inquiry into the failings of last year's Lebanon war will issue interim findings next month that will draw conclusions about Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's performance, a spokesman for the panel said on Tuesday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faced fresh criticism on Wednesday of his handling of a war in Lebanon, as a state audit accused him of failing to adequately protect Israeli civilians from rocket attacks.
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Developments Monday in Israel's offensive against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon:
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert defended his handling of last year's Lebanon war for more than five hours before a commission of inquiry on Thursday.
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Developments Sunday in Israel's offensive against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon:
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Israel's security services foiled a plot by Palestinian militants to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert before a summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli media reported on Sunday.
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The Israeli foreign minister, Silvan Shalom, announced prematurely yesterday that Tony Blair was planning a state visit to Israel in the run-up to Christmas.
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Israel termed as premature on Tuesday  an Egyptian report that it had agreed in principle with the  Palestinians on proposals to end their conflict but said it  would respond positively if militants ceased attacks.
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Israel's cabinet approves plans for a government inquiry into the planning and conduct of its war with Hezbollah.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said  on Tuesday he was certain that Iran is engaged in a secret  operation to build nuclear arms.