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‘Winograd Won’t Recommend Firing PM’, by Dan Izenberg and Gil Hoffman (Jerusalem Post)
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The Winograd Committee on the Second Lebanon War will not make recommendations for sanctions to be taken against anyone involved in the failures of the government during and leading up to the war, Channel 2 and the Ynet news site reported on Monday.
This means the panel will not have to issue any cautionary letters and will be able to publish its final report before the end of the year, according to Ynet. If the reports on the letters of caution are true, witnesses will not have to hire lawyers, study the evidence against them and argue their cases before the committee, a procedure that was expected to have delayed the final report by many months.
A spokesman for the Winograd Committee refused to comment on the news reports.
Olmert’s associates expressed cautious optimism about the decision, saying that it was good news but also expressing concern it might expedite the publication of a report that could be very critical of the prime minister.
In Tradition of Agranat Commission Winograd to Avoid Personal Recommendations for Fear of Political Upheaval, by Dr. Aaron Lerner (IMRA)
Police to Begin Grilling Olmert About Bank Leumi Tender, by Dan Izenberg (Jerusalem Post)