Former Prime Minister and opposition leader Naftali Bennett signed the October Council's commitment pledge to establish a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre, according to N12's Mivzaken 12 report. Opposition leaders Yair Lapid, Avigdor Lieberman, Gadi Eisenkot, and Yair Golan also signed the pledge.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has signed the October Council's commitment pledge to establish a state commission of inquiry into the October 7, 2023 massacre, according to N12's Mivzaken 12 report. The pledge, which commits signatories to forming a state commission of inquiry should they enter government, was also signed by Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman, Yisrael Shelanu chairman Gadi Eisenkot, and Democrats chairman Yair Golan.
The October Council (מועצת אוקטובר) is a coalition of bereaved families, activists, and former security officials demanding a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre. The Knesset recently passed a bill in first reading for a political commission of inquiry, which critics, including the October Council, have called a "whitewash committee." Bennett had previously pledged to establish a state commission of inquiry in a future government, as The Zioneer reported on July 6.
The signing comes amid ongoing political debate over the mechanism for investigating the events of October 7, with opposition parties and civil society groups pushing for a full state commission of inquiry, while the coalition has advanced a parliamentary commission controlled by the Knesset and the opposition.
2 developments
- DevelopingBennett slams political probe bill, pledges state commission of inquiry in next government
- DevelopingBennett vowed to probe post-Oct 7 actions, cancel coalition laws upon forming government
- DevelopingBennett accuses Netanyahu of politicizing October 7 inquiry committee appointments
- DevelopingEx-IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot calls for state commission of inquiry into Oct 7
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