Overview
- A Likud-sponsored bill by MK Ariel Kallner passed the Ministerial Committee for Legislation and is slated for a preliminary Knesset vote this week.
- The proposal would create a Knesset-appointed special commission, requiring 80 lawmakers for approval, with an equal coalition–opposition split if consensus fails and a fallback allowing Speaker Amir Ohana to appoint all members if the opposition boycotts.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says politicians will not serve, appointments will be evenly divided, and the probe’s mandate—set by the government—will examine decisions from the Oslo Accords through the Gaza disengagements and reservists’ protest actions.
- Attorney General Gali Baharav‑Miara issued a formal opinion calling the bill politicized and unfit to reveal the truth, drawing sharp rebuttals from Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs and Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi.
- Families’ groups and opposition leaders demand a classic state commission appointed by the Supreme Court president and warn the government model would shield officials, as the coalition also moves other contentious bills including a death penalty measure.