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25th Knesset · outgoing

Establishment of a State Commission of Inquiry into the Events of October 7 Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הקמת ועדת חקירה ממלכתית לאירועי 7 באוקטובר

TL;DRA proposal to establish a state commission of inquiry to examine the events that preceded and led to the events of October 7, 2023 and their consequences.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal establishes a state commission of inquiry that will examine all the facts and circumstances that preceded the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 and the days that followed. The commission's chair and members will be appointed by the President of the Supreme Court. The commission will operate under the Commissions of Inquiry Law of 1968, with certain changes detailed in this proposal. The commission will begin its work within 30 days of the law's commencement.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 17, 2024

The votes on this bill

Rejected51 for · 53 against · 0 abstained · 16 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudAgainst 26 · Absent 6
ShasAgainst 10 · Absent 1
United Torah JudaismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Religious ZionismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditAgainst 6
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 48 seats

Yesh AtidFor 23 · Absent 1
Yisrael BeytenuFor 4 · Absent 2
Ra'amFor 5
Hadash–Ta'alFor 4 · Absent 1
LaborFor 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 4Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.