Defense Minister Amir Peretz has contradicted military intelligence estimates that Hizbullah has reached pre-war strength. Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, the Labor party chairman also said he tried to prove that his relations with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are good. "In the past month, we have met 20 times. I wish I met with my family that often," he quipped.
Likud Knesset Member Limor Livnat said the difference in outlooks between the Defense Minister and the IDF are "worrisome." Brigadier General Yossi Beiditz, head of intelligence research, told the committee that Hizbullah has reached pre-war levels and even is stronger than ever.
Likud Knesset Member Limor Livnat said the difference in outlooks between the Defense Minister and the IDF are "worrisome." Brigadier General Yossi Beiditz, head of intelligence research, told the committee that Hizbullah has reached pre-war levels and even is stronger than ever.