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Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni (Daniel Bar-On / Jini) Last update - 14:52 05/02/2008 FM: War report shows harsh reflection of Israeli leadership By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Lebanon war, Foreign Ministry  Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Tuesday responded to the Winograd Committee's conclusions on the handling of the Second Lebanon War, telling ministry employees that the report painted a very grave picture of the country's leadership. The 2006 conflict erupted when Lebanese-based Hezbollah guerillas attacked Israel Defense Forces troops in a cross-border raid, killing three and abducting two others. The conflict lasted for 34 days, and ended with an internationally brokered cease-fire. In a memo to ministry employees, Livni wrote that the committee's final report, "holds a mirror to Israel's leadership that reflects a very harsh image." She said that the report also contains a "call for a clear focus for ... the future." Advertisement Livni wrote in her memo that: "The fact that United Nations Resolution 1701 is presented in the report as an achievement does not diminish the severity of its [the report's] conclusions." Even so, Livni lauded ministry employees for their efforts on the formulation of the UN cease-fire resolution and the subsequent end to the conflict. The Foreign Ministry, she wrote, "contributed to a significant change in Israel's decision-making process and created the understanding that Israel's repertoire holds not just military tools, but also political tools used by those in the foreign service." Livni updated ministry employees on her plans to appoint a special team to deal with future emergency situations of varying sorts. "The role of the foreign ministry is not just to explain military procedures, but also to initiate, coordinate and translate the reality to a process that serves the national interests of Israel." The final Winograd report, which was released on January 30, called the war a "missed opportunity," and said it "found grave faults and failings in the decision-making process and the preparatory work both in the political and military levels and the interaction between them." "The manner in which the original decision to go to war was made, without discussing the alternatives, and the manner in which Israel embarked on the war prior to determining which of the alternatives it had chosen, or an exit strategy - these were severe failures that impacted the entire war, which were contributed to by both the political and the military echelon," wrote Justice Eliyahu Winograd in the report. Related articles: Summary of final Winograd report The man who saved Olmert Who will trust him in the next war? Haaretz.com TV: Netanyahu: PM 'unfit' to lead after release of war report ANALYSIS: Winograd Committee report says 'we are all guilty' Bookmark to del.icio.us   Prayer change Pope Benedict XVI nixes a reference to Jews` `blindness` over Jesus in a Catholic prayer. Blind and deaf in Jaffa 'The world's first professional deaf-blind theatre company' takes center stage in Jaffa.   1.   Personal interpretation of Winograd Committee?s interpretation??? 13:35  |  H.H.M 05/02/08   2.   An interpretation of CONVENIENCE!!!! 14:32  |  Jason 05/02/08   3.   Livni: "Kadima is a Grave Disaster. Support Me and Kadima" 14:46  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 05/02/08   4.   LIVNI = PART OF THE CORRUPT OLMERT DICTATORSHIP!!!!!!!!!!! 15:12  |  FAILED LEADERS 05/02/08   5.   A Doctor Strangelove moment 15:14  |  Natallie Durson 05/02/08   6.   Livni and war report 16:05  |  David Gershon 05/02/08   7.   Are we ready for a change ? 16:26  |  Harold Lane 05/02/08   8.   Olmert Must Go! 17:15  |  Moshe 05/02/08   9.   Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent Said 18:52  |  Joseph . E 05/02/08   10.   "holds a mirror to Israel`s leadership 19:16  |  Joseph . E 05/02/08   11.   Olmert And His Colleagues Must Be Forced From Office 19:43  |  Joseph E . post 1 05/02/08   12.   Olmert And His Colleagues Must Be Forced From Office 19:44  |  Joseph E . post 2 05/02/08   13.   From" Draculas Sister" to "Condi·s Sister."! 21:25  |  Stephen. 05/02/08   14.   LIP THE LIAR AND HARDLY HA HA 21:38  |  Joseph E . post 1 05/02/08   15.   LIP THE LIAR AND HARDLY HA HA 21:39  |  Joseph E . post 2 05/02/08   16.   LIP THE LIAR AND HARDLY HA HA 21:40  |  Joseph E . Post 3 05/02/08   17.   LIP THE LIAR AND HARDLY HA HA 21:43  |  Joseph E . Post 5 05/02/08   18.   LIP THE LIAR AND HARDLY HA HA 21:44  |  Joseph E . Post 6 05/02/08   19.   THE SCIENTIFIC PRELUDE TO AN ODE TO ANNAPOLIS 22:16  |  Joseph E . post 1 05/02/08   20.   THE SCIENTIFIC PRELUDE TO AN ODE TO ANNAPOLIS 22:18  |  Joseph E . post 2 05/02/08   21.   DECLARATION 22:18  |  Joseph E . Post 3 05/02/08   22.   We, therefore, declare that: 22:19  |  Joseph E . Post 4 05/02/08

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