October 7 Commission of Inquiry

Diaspora Jews aren't ‘traitors’ for not making aliyah, Diaspora Affairs Minister Chikli says

“That attack on Diaspora Jewry does not serve us,” Chikli said. “I would not use the language of threats.”

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Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli at the Tel Aviv Conference at Tel Aviv University, May 14, 2026.
A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1200 people. October 07, 2025.

Two-thirds of Israelis support immediately forming commission of inquiry into October 7, poll finds

The main point of contention, the poll found, is whether or not the judiciary should be involved in the inquiry committee. 

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Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee meeting on advancing the legislation on May 13, 2026.

Gov't under fire after revised Oct. 7 inquiry bill drops wording on ‘full, thorough’ probe

Bereaved families accused the government of attempting to whitewash government failures through the revision, as lawmakers resumed debates on the continuous government bill.

|ByKESHET NEEV
View of the damage caused by Hezbollah in Kibbutz Manara, on the Israeli border with Lebanon, December 2, 2024.

Oct. 7 sexual violence was patterned, documented, prosecutable, new report argues

Civil Commission says Hamas and its collaborators weaponized bodies, families, and digital platforms during massacre and captivity.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Netanyahu to lead team shaping probe into October 7 massacre, Israel's security failures

The team, which is meant to determine the mandate of the committee expected to be established, will convene this coming Monday.

DECEMBER 18, 2025ByYEHUDA SHLEZINGER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025.