Eisenkot’s Yashar Faction Submits Inquiry and Prime Minister Term-Limit Bills

Yashar, led by Gadi Eisenkot, submitted a package of bills with other factions on Tuesday as the 26th Knesset opened. The proposals include establishing a state commission of inquiry into the events of October 7 and limiting the prime minister’s tenure. The package also includes proposals to repeal changes advanced by the outgoing government concerning the judiciary, the attorney general’s powers, incapacity arrangements, police powers and communications. The inquiry proposal follows a framework Yashar published in August. The party said its intended inquiry would examine failures, draw lessons and help prevent another disaster. Its earlier draft called for examining October 7, the preceding decade beginning at the end of Operation Protective Edge, and the subsequent war. It covered political, military, security and relevant civilian authorities. The document credited a framework by Gadi Moses, a captivity survivor from Nir Oz, and Gil Avriel, a former National Security Council legal adviser. That August framework proposed a five-member commission, with the Supreme Court president appointing its chair and members following consultation on its composition. It proposed a budget of NIS 25 million and 25 temporary staffing positions. The commission would report as soon as possible, with an interim report within a year of its establishment if needed.