Eisenkot Bloc Files Bills in the New Knesset: A State Inquiry Into Oct. 7, Prime Minister Term Limits and Repeal of the Judicial Overhaul
On the day Israel's 26th Knesset was sworn in, November 10, the political bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot introduced a series of bills targeting the policies of outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, including a state commission of inquiry into the failures preceding the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, term limits for prime ministers, and a reversal of the government's judicial overhaul.
According to the Associated Press, Eisenkot's Yashar party and allied opposition factions also proposed repealing laws that would curb the attorney general's powers and politicize the police watchdog before they take effect, along with changes to the composition of the Judicial Selection Committee. The bills must pass four readings to become law.
Israeli media reported on November 12 that the bloc's party leaders had agreed to set up dedicated parliamentary committees to work on repealing five Netanyahu-era laws simultaneously, most of them to be led by Yair Golan's Democrats party. The Knesset's legal adviser told the bloc that reversing the judicial legislation could be done relatively quickly, while repealing the media law would be more complicated.
President Isaac Herzog gave Eisenkot the mandate to form a government on November 8, allowing 28 days with a possible 14-day extension. Eisenkot's four parties hold 48 seats, Netanyahu's bloc holds 53, and Arab-led parties hold 19. Netanyahu remains caretaker prime minister while the negotiations continue.
(Source: Associated Press)
Source: Associated Press
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Photo: 图：以色列 Yashar 党领导人 Gadi Eisenkot 肖像（其办公室发言人供图）。图片来源：Yahav Trudler（Yahav Studio）摄，经 Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 3.0，本站档案图复用。 / Photo: Portrait of Gadi Eisenkot, leader of Israel's Yashar party (photo released by his spokesperson's office). Source: Yahav Trudler (Yahav Studio) via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0; GSM archive reuse.
