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Bereaved families call on PM to resign in 'alternative' war probe

By Haaretz Service

Tags: Ehud Olmert

An 'alternative Winograd report' released Wedneday, written by the bereaved families of Israel Defense Soldiers who were killed in the Second Lebanon War, called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign due to his failure in handling the war.

"The prime minister cannot remain at his post even one day longer due to his great failure. He should have resigned immediately after the last soldier had left Lebanese soil," the report said.

The report, which will be submitted to the Knesset Wednesday, includes three main investigations: The choice to go to war, the war itself and the controversial last 60 hours of fighting in which 34 IDF soldiers died.

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The report examines both military and political aspects of the war but gives personal recommendations only in regards to the political leaders.

These harsh recommendations focus mainly on Olmert. In the report, the bereaved parents write that "Olmert is directly responsible for the death of our children" and that "the blood of our fallen sons is yelling at you from the earth".

Regarding the last 60 hours of war, the report states that the operation was "in order to create the image of victory" but "34 families lost their loved ones in those 60 hours. They were soldiers who died for nothing only so that the Israeli cabinet ministers could save themselves."

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