Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised his voice in a meeting with reservist soldiers while decrying the prospect of a state commission of inquiry to probe the failures surrounding the October 7, 2023, terror onslaught by Hamas, according to the Ynet news site.
“Half the nation wants Supreme Court President Isaac Amit to decide and everything will be all right. Half of the nation won’t accept this and therefore the only way to do this is to get away from these two entities,” Netanyahu is quoted as saying.
The premier then reportedly raised his voice and banged on the table, adding, “You think someone here really knows what happened? Each time I discover interesting things.”
Despite Netanyahu’s assertion, recent polls have consistently showed an overwhelming majority of Israelis support a state commission of inquiry into October 7, including a survey last month that found 75 percent of Israelis back such a commission.
It's not (only) about you.
Supporting The Times of Israel isn’t a transaction for an online service, like subscribing to Netflix. The ToI Community is for people like you who care about a common good: ensuring that balanced, responsible coverage of Israel continues to be available to millions across the world, for free.
Sure, we'll remove all ads from your page and you'll unlock access to some excellent Community-only content. But your support gives you something more profound than that: the pride of joining something that really matters.
Join the Times of Israel Community
Join our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 8, 2025
