October 7 Commission of Inquiry
Post-October 7, coalition more concerned with controlling the systems than addressing recovery
More than two years after October 7, the governing coalition continues to advance sweeping institutional reforms, while legislation addressing recovery, reserve burdens, and accountability lags.
Shaare Zedek Medical Center opens new center for reservists, first responders
October 7 investigation: High Court freezes core State Comptroller audits, seeks clarification
Herzog opposes coalition's Oct. 7 commission of inquiry, calls for state investigation
Israel's High Court hears petitions to halt comptroller's Oct. 7 probe, risking future inquiry
The petitions were filed by the Military Defense Counsel and the NGO the Movement for Quality Government in Israel. The panel consisted of Justices Daphne Barak-Erez, David Mintz, and Alex Stein.
Israel’s Oct. 7 reckoning will be decided at the ballot box - opinion
Decisions about accountability and the next phase of regional diplomacy rest with Israeli voters, not investigative panels.
Israel needs reckoning and renewal - its leaders must finally accept accountability - opinion
We are being told that the same ministers who failed in the years leading up to October 7 – and on October 7 itself – should determine who will investigate those failures.
Despite turbulent week, demand for commission of inquiry, bloc map remain stable - poll
Against the backdrop of the draft law, the establishment of a government commission of inquiry, and the interview by Eli Feldstein on the Qatargate affair, coalition parties maintain their strength.
With half the country distrustful, Oct. 7 inquiry can't stay in government hands - editorial
In the aftermath of the two-year Israel-Hamas War, the necessity of a national commission of inquiry into the causes of the October 7 massacre and the initial failure to contain it is clear as day.
Knesset passes preliminary vote on political probe into October 7
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not present, as he was speaking at the Israel Air Force pilot cadets ceremony.
October 7 demands an inquiry, not a presumption of guilt - opinion
There is a critical distinction between asking how Israel’s defenses failed and asserting that the state permitted the mass murder of its civilians.
Bereaved families protest proposed Oct. 7 inquiry law ahead of Knesset vote
Families and activists protested Wednesday to oppose a politically appointed inquiry into the October 7 attack, saying it would undermine accountability and replace an independent investigation.
Feldstein says 'Netanyahu erased concept of responsibility for October 7,' in first KAN interview
Former military spokesman for the Prime Minister Eli Feldstein gave a public interview on Monday for the first time since he was accused over the Bild and Qatargate cases.
The inquiry into October 7 can either help heal or deepen Israel’s divide - analysis
If properly constituted, the probe can help Israel understand how a catastrophe of this scale was allowed to happen, and how to ensure it does not happen again.
Netanyahu: ‘Balanced’ state commission to probe October 7 'right way to ascertain truth'
Netanyahu said the October 7 inquiry commission would be balanced between coalition and opposition, and would not include politicians.
