Why Israel Is Divided Over How to Investigate Oct. 7 Failures

New York Times - WorldCenter-LeftEN 5 min read 100% complete by Isabel KershnerJanuary 6, 2026 at 10:44 AM

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Israel is deeply divided over how to investigate the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, considered the country's worst security failure. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government is advancing legislation to form a "state-national commission of inquiry" into the events. However, the proposal departs from existing Israeli law, which stipulates that members of such a commission should be chosen by the president of the Supreme Court, not by lawmakers. Netanyahu's plan involves a commission with half its members selected by his coalition and half by the opposition. While Netanyahu claims broad public support, the opposition strongly objects, making the inquiry another point of contention in a politically fractured nation as it enters an election year.

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