Hundreds protest in Tel Aviv, demand Oct. 7 inquiry

Hundreds gathered at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening to demand a state commission of inquiry into the events of October 7, equitable distribution of national responsibilities, and the protection of the judicial system. The demonstration was organized by the Movement for Quality Government and the Protest Organizations Forum.

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I am here to point to a government that dishonors our dead, ignores our suffering, and evades the establishment of a state commission of inquiry. Everyone who had their hands on the wheel on October 7 must go home and take responsibility, those in suits and those in uniform alike.

Bereaved family members, public figures, and protest activists delivered sharp criticisms of the government and its political leadership. Shir Mathias, whose parents were killed on October 7, stated, "I am here to point to a government that dishonors our dead, ignores our suffering, and evades the establishment of a state commission of inquiry." She emphasized that accountability is necessary for both those in uniform and those in civilian leadership, adding, "Everyone who had their hands on the wheel on October 7 must go home and take responsibility."

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Only a state commission of inquiry, free of political characteristics, neutral, and professional, can uncover the truth. Without the truth, we will not be able to draw conclusions, and without those conclusions, our security and our future will remain stuck on October 6.

Mathias stressed the importance of a "state commission of inquiry, free of political characteristics, neutral, and professional," asserting that "without the truth, we will not be able to draw conclusions, and without those conclusions, our security and our future will remain stuck on October 6." The protesters chanted, "We will not stop until a state commission of inquiry is established!"

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Likud voters, Shas voters, my brothers in our heritage, this government needs to be corrected, and that correction will come from you. You are the ones who must stop voting for a malicious government that has forgotten what it means to be Jewish and Zionist.

Retired Major General Dr. Yom Tov Samia directly appealed to right-wing voters, urging them to correct the current government. He warned that division and internal rupture, deliberately cultivated by the government to maintain power, pose the greatest threat. Attorney Stav Livne Lahav, director of the legal department at the Movement for Quality Government, addressed the controversial law concerning the arrest of Haredi draft evaders, calling it "unlawful from beginning to end" and vowing to continue fighting for the rule of law.

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The only threat is the division and rupture among us, a threat that this government is deliberately cultivating in order to remain in power.