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With All of the Commissions of Investigation and All of the Findings, The Lessons of Lebanon are Lost on Dumb and Dumber

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They Would Not Listen, by Moshe Arens (Haaretz)

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“Rocket fire from Gaza occurs almost daily, endangering the civilian population in the south. It is a small-scale version of what happened in the north. Unless something is done about it soon, it will surely turn into a larger-scale version as time goes on. Yet our ground forces are not being ordered to put the Qassam rocket launchers out of range of our civilian population in the south.”

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Now that we are beginning to learn what was said in the inner councils – at meetings with the prime minister, at meetings of the ministerial security committee and at sessions of the Israel Defense Forces General Staff – it is becoming clear that our leaders just would not listen to opinions that were contrary to theirs while discussions were being held on the conduct of the Second Lebanon War. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and then chief of staff Dan Halutz stubbornly clung to their fantasy that the war could be won from the air, while Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni thought that we could get the UN Security Council to pull us out of this mess by calling for a cease-fire, leaving Hezbollah undefeated. read more

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Government to HCJ on State Commissions: Excuses for the Unjustifiable…

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No Explanations, Just Excuses (Haaretz Editorial)

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The High Court of Justice has asked the state to justify why no state commission of inquiry was appointed to examine the second Lebanon war, and why the less appropriate government review panel was chosen. But the state will not be able to justify it convincingly at the next hearing either, because only excuses can be made for the state’s behavior, not explanations.

Not a single good reason has been offered for preferring a government review panel, leaving only the obvious reason. A government review panel is more convenient for the government, both because the reviewers were appointed by the prime minister himself and because the government is not obligated to accept its recommendations or even to publicize them. read more

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Olmert’s “Investigation Commission”: Stacked With All of His Cronies?

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PM: Commission to Have State Powers

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The Winograd Commission of investigation into the management of the war in Lebanon will be given the same authority as a state commission, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday at the opening of the weekly cabinet meeting.

“It is the government’s intention to invest the committee with all the powers of a state inquiry commission, as required by law and according to the decision of the justice minister,” he said.

“I hope the committee will complete its task as quickly as possible and help the State of Israel better prepare itself for the challenges that await us,” Olmert said. read more

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Adam’s Resignation: Cause of a Domino Affect, Impetus for State Investigation Commission?

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For comprehensive context on General Udi Adam’s resignation and it’s impact at various levels, click on; Adam’s Resignation May Trigger Domino Effect

Analysis: Will Others Follow Adam? By Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)

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On August 9, OC Northern Command Maj.-Gen. Udi Adam was in the underground command post at his headquarters in Safed, waging another day of war against Hizbullah. In the afternoon, reports began arriving from Dbil about a building that had collapsed and killed nine IDF reservists. read more

Yitzhar Seems Next on Olmert Regime’s Violent Expulsion Chopping Block as he, Ezra Defend Police Actions Despite Overwhelming Proof of Police Brutality …

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This video-link, may or may not be a duplication of a previous video of Police Violence at Amona posted on this blog yesterday.

Ezra: Three Yitzhar Outposts Next in Line for Removal

Investigative Report by David Bedein; “Amona”: What Really Transpired – Call for Commission of Investigation

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And just like all other “Israeli Commissions of Investigation” formed in the past, it will probably be one of stone-walling, whitewashing and skewing in favor of the Regime. Just like the commissions after the Yom Kippur War, after the Sabra and Shatilla Camps, after the shootings at Ma’arat Hamachpela in the early 1990s, after the Rabin Assassination, about illegal kidnapping by the Regime of the time of S’fardi infants in the hospital and on and on, Justice is never done, truth is never served by all of these so-called Blue Ribbon Israeli Commissions of Investigation. The perpetrators never pay the price and go free to up the ante, to do still greater sins with total immunity from the people scrutiny. MB read more

Olmert Considers Himself Above Rule of Law

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Report: Olmert Defied Lindenstrauss War Investigation

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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert refused to testify before a panel called by State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss on the poor state of Home Front preparedness during the summer war against Hizbullah terrorists, a weekend report said. The incident occurred at the beginning of the year and Olmert’s testimony was a required part of the investigative process Lindenstrauss undertook.

The report is set to be submitted to the Knesset on Tuesday without input from Olmert. On Saturday night, several organizations called on Attorney General Menachem Mazuz to order Olmert to answer the questions posed to him on the matter by Lindenstrauss. read more

Supreme Court’s Power Grab: Stepping into Every Void Left By Executive, Legislative Branches…

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Judge, Jury and Executioner by Evelyn Gordon (Jerusalem Post)

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Regardless of how the High Court of Justice ultimately rules, its issuance of a show-cause order last week against the government’s refusal to establish a state commission of inquiry into the Lebanon war – thereby effectively asserting the power to overturn this decision – represents a major new encroachment on the powers of the other two branches of government.

The problem that bothered the court is undeniably real: By instead establishing a governmental inquiry committee, the government retained the power to appoint the committee’s members, meaning that it essentially hand-picked the very people who will be investigating its actions. And that, despite the unquestionably high character of the committee members actually chosen, obviously makes it harder for the investigation to earn public credibility. read more

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Amona Interim Report Issued: Olmert Regime Ministers Mofaz, Ezra –In Contempt[for Not Allowing Officers Involved in Operation to Testify]??

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For more background on Amona, click here.

Knesset Commission on Amona Releases Interim Report

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The Knesset commission investigating the February events at Amona released its preliminary findings Tuesday. The report blames the political echelon and the police for the excessive violence used.

Planning of Amona Evacuation Seriously Flawed, Panel to Say

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The planning of the Amona operation was seriously flawed and there was no coordination between the evacuating forces, claims the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the violent evacuation of the West Bank outpost in its interim report, due for publication today at noon. read more