Ashkenazi tells Turkel Committee that circumstances were unprecedented, and claimed soldiers did not use excessive force in operation that killed nine civilians.
A plan to build a mosque and Islamic center next to Ground Zero, sparking a national debate on religious tolerance, won a crucial battle in New York last week.
Nasrallah's speech Monday, baseless and devoid of content as it was, was enough to turn some Lebanese into mindless Hezbollah fans clamoring for an autograph.
