Opposition vows to repeal coalition's legislative blitz after elections, pledges to 'repair Israel'

Opposition leaders in Israel have pledged to dismantle the current coalition's legislative agenda, vowing to repeal controversial laws if they form the next government after the October 27 elections. The Knesset is in its final week before recess, advancing a series of bills, including one that would enshrine Torah study as a fundamental value in Israel's basic law.

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The next Knesset will be a Knesset of repair. We will come here not to destroy, not to fight, not to ਨਹੀਂ, but to repair the State of Israel together.

Critics argue this legislation encourages draft evasion and allows yeshiva students to continue receiving state benefits despite the severe manpower shortage within the IDF. Opposition leader Yair Lapid stated that the next Knesset would be "a Knesset of repair," aiming to heal the nation rather than destroy or fight. He sharply criticized the current government's term, promising a state commission of inquiry into failures related to the October 7 Hamas attacks.

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If, under your watch, October 7 was the moment of the greatest destruction, we will pass a state commission of inquiry so that Israel’s citizens will know that we have taken the first step toward repairing the fracture and healing the wound.

Lapid emphasized that "Repair begins with acknowledging the truth," referencing the ongoing dispute over investigating the massacre three years later. Other opposition leaders echoed these sentiments. Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman described the coalition's legislative push as a "liquidation sale of the State of Israel and all of our basic values." He vowed to repeal all such laws in the next government, highlighting the unprecedented damage to the IDF's security and operational capabilities caused by draft evasion.

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Repair begins with acknowledging the truth.