Brian suggests that there might be split within the Israel goverment.
Olmert is out. You heard it here first.
I understood it to mean that the info was wrong in the first place, not that Israel is backing away. My dog started barking, though, so I couldn't hear all of it.
There was earlier confirmation that disarmament would NOT be required and now at least some part of the goverment is withdrawning that confirmation.
I heard that, too, but I think there's a different possibility: Brian also said it was first reported in Reuters, thus it may have been a lie and not a reflection of any inconsistency in Israel's actual position. Jennifer said she had confirmed it with an "Israeli official," and we all know this could be anyone, including the janitor, who might not have had any actual information. Sooooo, the first source of this may have been erroneous. I don't see Israel allowing any possible split (even assuming there is one) in their position becoming public.