Outrage in Israel as Netanyahu says government will oversee Oct. 7...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : According to a poll by the Jerusalem-based think tank Israel Democracy Institute last month, nearly three-quarters of the public support a fully independent commission of inquiry.
51% : TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -
44% : Follow AP´s war coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses lawmakers in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, Nov. 10 2025.
43% : The government is "establishing a commission that will investigate itself," noted the Movement for Quality Government in Israel, which is critical of Netanyahu.
41% : An Israeli military investigation determined that a central misconception was that Hamas, which seized control of Gaza from the Palestinian Authority in 2007, was more interested in governing the territory than fighting Israel.
38% : People take part in a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for a state commission of inquiry to investigate the events of the Hamas militant group attack of October 7, 2023, as they gather at Habima square, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.
35% : Israel has traditionally appointed an independent state commission of inquiry, led by a retired judge, following major governmental failures.
35% : Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption charges unrelated to the war, says Israel's judiciary has too much power and has asserted that an independent inquiry would not have "the broadest possible public support.

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