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000 rockets into Israel in the year before our attack

the operation was a success. While Hamas

the better it will be for Hamas. They gain simply by surviving

our ground forces had so far faced virtually no resistance or casualties.

responding to inevitable international appeals

the more likely we were to face international criticism

sometimes even near schools or hospitals. Civilian casualties

I realized that civilian casualties were unavoidable – if

with over a hundred jets and attack helicopters

followed by a limited ground incursion to hit remaining

and end with some kind of political understanding that the

were also in favor of doing so. But my long-held

and saying that we should now hit Hamas hard. Both Olmert and Tzipi

Bibi Netanyahu was reminding voters that he’d been against the pullout

we limited ourselves to sending small ground units

and the election was set for February 2009.

he would remain Prime Minister until she

Tzipi Livni won. Olmert confirmed he would step aside

000 in cash. I called a news conference the next

after Talansky gave evidence in Jerusalem’s District Court. Though he