Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett signed the October Council's commitment charter calling for a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre, according to N12. Other signatories include opposition leaders Yair Lapid, Avigdor Liberman, Gadi Eisenkot, and Yair Golan.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett signed the October Council's commitment charter on Thursday, pledging to establish a state commission of inquiry into the October 7, 2023 massacre. The signing was reported by N12, which listed additional signatories including opposition leader Yair Lapid, Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman, Yesh Atid chairman Gadi Eisenkot, and Democrats chairman Yair Golan.
The October Council is a newly formed advocacy group bringing together prominent opposition figures to demand a state commission of inquiry, which they argue is necessary for a thorough and independent investigation into the events surrounding the October 7 attack and the preceding years. Bennett and other opposition leaders have long called for such a commission, criticizing the government's preferred political inquiry mechanism as insufficient. As The Zioneer has reported, Bennett has previously stated that without a state commission of inquiry, there can be no meaningful accountability.
The charter signing comes amid ongoing political pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a state commission of inquiry, which would have broader investigative powers than a parliamentary committee. The list of signatories represents a significant cross-section of the opposition, suggesting a coordinated effort to advance the issue ahead of the next election cycle.
2 developments
- StrongEisenkot commits to establish state commission of inquiry in his first government meeting
- DevelopingBennett slams political probe bill, pledges state commission of inquiry in next government
- StrongEisenkot, Bennett, Lieberman, Golan issue joint statement calling for probe into Netanyahu's Oct. 7 conduct
- DevelopingBennett vowed to probe post-Oct 7 actions, cancel coalition laws upon forming government
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