Israel coalition cracks over Lebanon

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You can compare this with Yaalon calling for all three of their heads.

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Cracks have emerged in
Israel's coalition government over the Lebanon war, as Defence Minister Amir Peretz demanded a full-scale inquiry, putting himself at odds with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

"I have come to the conclusion that, to guarantee the fairness of an inquiry, its transparency and to ensure public trust, a real state commission should be created," declared Peretz after talks with MPs from his Labour party.

MPs in the centre-left party, Olmert's main coalition partner, gathered to discuss the 2007 budget, but the focus switched to a state commission, Israel's most authoritative type of inquiry, to examine failures of the 34-day war.

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The spat made headlines in the country's two biggest selling newspapers, Yediot and the tabloid-style Maariv. "Olmert's Aides: Peretz Has Lost His Mind" and "Olmert's Aides: Peretz's Behavior Dumb" they cried, respectively.

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