Israeli Opposition Files Oct. 7 Probe Bill, Targets Netanyahu Over 61-Seat Majority Fight
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Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 10
Israeli Opposition Files Oct. 7 Probe Bill, Targets Netanyahu Over 61-Seat Majority Fight
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 10
Summary
Israel’s new Knesset opened with opposition parties holding a majority and immediately filing bills to investigate Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack and unwind key parts of his agenda.
Yashar, led by retired general Gadi Eisenkot, submitted a bill for a state commission of inquiry, alongside measures to repeal Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul and impose term limits on the prime minister.
Eisenkot still lacks 13 seats to reach the 61 needed to form a government, leaving his path dependent on support from Arab parties Joint List and Ra’am, which together hold 19 seats.
Netanyahu, serving as interim prime minister, urged a unity government that keeps him in power and attacked any reliance on those parties as a threat to Israel’s Jewish character.
The first sitting exposed the depth of the split, with interruptions from Naftali Bennett, Itamar Ben Gvir and Yair Golan underscoring the coalition arithmetic and identity clashes shaping the next government.