Eisenkot pushes October 7 inquiry as Netanyahu targets Arab parties in tense new parliament

Israeli ex-army chief Gadi Eisenkot and his allies launched a legislative onslaught against caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's legacy on Tuesday, as a new parliament convened in a heated first session. Though questions still linger over who can form a government, Eisenkot's broad left-to-right bloc wasted no time in setting the Knesset's agenda with a green light from Arab-Israeli lawmakers, whose role has stirred up heated opposition from Netanyahu's base and even right-wing supporters of Eisenkot. Eisenkot's Yashar party said it submitted a slew of proposals before the new parliament, including establishing an independent commission to investigate security failures that allowed the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 – which Netanyahu has long opposed. Read moreNetanyahu bloc targets Arab lawmakers as new parliament is sworn in The party also moved for a sweeping repeal of a judicial overhaul implemented by Netanyahu's government, which had triggered some of Israel's largest-ever protests before being overshadowed by three years of war. Setting the stage for legislative action, Eisenkot's bloc announced it had enough votes in the 120-seat parliament to install a new speake...