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Condoleezza Rice -"Let's vote on the resolution and then there is going to be an obligation by Lebanon and Israel to obey" (Photo: The White House)

Europe should stop preaching to Israel, says Olmert

Europe should stop "preaching" to Israel about the number of Lebanese casualties caused by its war against Hezbollah, the Israeli prime minister has said.

In an interview with Germany's Welt am Sonntag, Ehud Olmert asked, "Where do they get the right to preach to Israel?"

He indicated that Europe's criticism of Israel's military attacks against Lebanon was motivated by "prejudice and short-sightedness" rather than by anti-semitism.

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Condoleezza Rice -"Let's vote on the resolution and then there is going to be an obligation by Lebanon and Israel to obey" (Photo: The White House)

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