A state commission of inquiry yes, but not at the price of personal legislation

An opinion piece in Zman Yisrael warns the Yashar bloc and the Arab parties against personal legislation: enacting a law that would allow the Knesset to establish a state commission of inquiry before a government is formed, with a legal and principled argument against the move.

An opinion piece in Zman Yisrael warns the Yashar bloc and the Arab parties against legislation that would allow the Knesset to establish a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 failure and the Gaza war, before a new government is formed. The author argues that this is personal legislation tailored to the unique political circumstances, in which the bloc has a parliamentary majority but it is unclear whether it can form a government. He quotes Justice Neil Hendel, who stated that a law should be general and not aimed at a one-time case. The article asserts that amending the Commissions of Inquiry Law so that the Knesset plenum can also order the establishment of a commission would constitute an admission of the legitimacy of the previous bill of the Netanyahu coalition for a 'national commission of inquiry', which was based on incitement. Therefore, the bloc should wait for the formation of a government to avoid personal legislation and uphold the rule of law.