The presiding judge found in favour of the settlers, and said that the report damaged the community's reputation.

He said the reports "damaged the reputation" of the grand jury.

Your report is damaging; we won't bother to deny it.

He declined to say whether the Olympics were a factor, adding only that security officials believed releasing the report would be "damaging to national security."

They say the report has already damaged morale and could ruin their careers.

Fearing that reports of corruption in their commands would damage their careers, senior officers looked the other way, the commission said.

His lawyer said the reports had "damaged his prospects as an actor".

The state prosecutor said the report had damaged to the Government's efforts on national reconciliation.

Officials say the reports have severely damaged Israel's image.

Of course the reports are damaging to the "war effort" but they can be washed over as they where "the errors of the previous administrations".