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Lapid: Coalition’s Oct. 7 probe designed to destroy evidence, mislead the public
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid says the politically appointed commission of inquiry into October 7 being promoted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition will “bury the truth” and hoodwink the Israeli public.
“Those directly responsible for the disaster will appoint a cover-up commission whose sole purpose is to clear them of guilt. It will not help them. They are guilty,” Lapid declares.
“This committee is not meant to investigate the truth; it is meant to bury the truth. Politicians will control it, and its goal is to contaminate the testimonies, destroy evidence, mislead and confuse the public,” he continues, calling the commission “a death certificate for the truth.”
“Now they are trying to erase reality, engineer it, deceive us all. With this proposal, the government has control over the hearings, the invitation of witnesses, the setting of the agenda. They will interrogate the late Yitzhak Rabin long before they interrogate Netanyahu.”
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