Israeli anger at Netanyahu rises after attempt to obstruct October 7th investigation fails.
This morning, the Israeli TV channel Seven reported on a large gathering and demonstration of protesters against “Benjamin Netanyahu” and his decision to form a non-governmental investigation committee under the supervision of the cabinet. This committee is to be formed to investigate the regime’s security failure on October 7th, “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm.”
According to the report, activists protesting against this move blocked the entrance to the Prime Minister’s office in occupied Jerusalem and demanded the formation of a committee under the direct supervision of the Supreme Court of Justice.
Protesters emphasized in the demonstration that they would not allow the cabinet coalition to interfere in the investigation of the October 7th failure. They shouted that the policies and actions of the “negligence and cover-up” government should only be investigated within the framework of an impartial government investigation committee under the supervision of the Supreme Court of Justice.
Hebrew sources announced that the demonstration turned violent, and on the other hand, the Israeli police declared the gathering illegal and arrested three of the protesters.
On Thursday, the Prime Minister’s Office announced that a ministerial commission headed by Benjamin Netanyahu would meet on Monday, a decision that has sparked a wave of opposition because it places full control of the investigation process on the prime minister.
According to the announcement, Netanyahu will personally chair the ministerial commission and determine the scope of the committee’s powers and duties to investigate the October 7th debacle.
The cabinet is also scheduled to approve today a bill to establish a non-governmental committee of inquiry, proposed by Likud Knesset member Ariel Kellner, to move matters forward and review its powers.
The plan presented by Kellner gives Netanyahu’s cabinet broad powers to determine or eliminate the subjects under investigation, a move that critics see as an attempt to control the scope of the investigation and limit the government’s role in the security failure.