Ehud Olmert took responsibility for Israel’s war with Hezbollah. Speaking Monday to the Israeli Knesset, the Israeli prime minister said the war showed that “Israel won’t suffer any harm to come to its sovereignty or citizens.” Olmert’s comments came amid increasing criticism over his government’s management of the month-long war.
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