Why Netanyahu still resists an independent probe 3 years after Oct. 7
Alongside official memorial ceremonies taking place across Israel on Monday, civil society groups are holding protests calling on Prime Minister Netanyahu to take responsibility for the Oct. 7 attacks.
Three years after the Oct. 7 attacks, Israelis continue to call on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to establish a state commission of inquiry into the failures that enabled the attack and to take full personal responsibility for what happened.
Civil society groups are holding a series of events this week to protest what they describe as Netanyahu’s refusal to take responsibility for the failures that enabled the attacks. The protests coincide with official ceremonies marking three years since the Hamas onslaught that killed 1,200 people in Israel —mostly civilians—and resulted in 250 taken hostage to Gaza.
Among them is the “March of Shame,” organized by The October Council and other civil society groups for Wednesday morning. The march will begin at Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea and end at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv.
“Israeli society can never start healing until all of the political echelon that ruled the country in the months before and on that day recognizes its responsibility and steps aside,” Rafi Ben Shitrit, one of the founders of the October Council, told Al-Monitor. He said that Netanyahu should have resigned long ago and should not be running in the upcoming Oct. 27 Knesset elections.
