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Olmert: War has nothing to do with realignment (YNet)
Following the stir caused by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert 's remarks, that the victory in Lebanon will provide a momentum for the realignment, his aides decided Wednesday evening to soften the harsh criticism and urgently searched for Knesset Member Effie Eitam (National Union-National Religious Party).

"The fighting in Lebanon has nothing to do with future diplomatic moves in other arenas," Olmert clarified in a conversation with Eitam.

MK Eitam later told Ynet: "He understood that he made a mistake. He realized that he truly harmed the national unity."

In an interview to the Associated Press, the prime minister said that the creation of a new border, which will create stability in the region and will prove that terror has been defeated, will help in creating the atmosphere needed for disengaging from the Palestinians.

It won't be easy but I am ready to do it, Olmert said.