Thousands in Tel Aviv Demand War Inquiry
From Times Wire Reports
About 30,000 Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv to demand that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert order an independent state inquiry into his government’s handling of the war in Lebanon.
It was the largest public show of dissatisfaction with Olmert since he took office in May. Polls show his popularity has tumbled amid public frustration with Israel’s failure to crush Hezbollah guerrillas. Olmert has pledged only a government inquiry on the war.
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