Israel can't investigate itself on Oct. 7 attacks, independent investigation is essential - opinion

Israel needs an independent investigation with full cooperation from military and intelligence leadership. The investigation needs full access to all data. Israelis deserve no less.

STATE COMPTROLLER Matanyahu Englman attends a Knesset committee meeting last week. Englman’s office would be the ideal body to independently investigate the many lapses that led to the horrors perpetrated on October 7, the writer maintains.

(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)

ByMICAH HALPERN

MARCH 11, 2025 03:51

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