Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee votes for state commission of inquiry

The key Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee voted 8-3 today in favor of a state commission of inquiry and against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's whitewash commissions. The Labor party voted with the right-wing opposition, as did the left wing Meretz party. Additionally, the government postponed from tomorrow to this coming Sunday a cabinet vote on the establishment of Olmert's commissions.The