Author MK Ariel Kallner says the commission will be powerful, egalitarian, live-streamed and uncompromising.By Batya Jerenberg, World Israel NewsAt a press conference Sunday where he presented a bill to establish a commission of inquiry into the Hamas-led invasion that triggered the two-year War of Revival, MK Ariel Kallner called Oct. 7 “the biggest failure” in the country’s history.“We deserve the truth – and all the truth” about it, he said, and therefore the investigation will be “thorough, uncompromising and unbiased,” so that a tragedy like this “can never happen again.”Kallner said the government’s proposed commission would be the most wide-ranging ever established.“Everyone who had a say in influencing the security of the state over the years” must be investigated, whether from the military, political, or judicial echelons, he said.“No topic will be hidden away” and no witness will be left unquestioned, he vowed.He addressed vociferous objections of the Opposition and a large part of the country to forming something other than a state commission of inquiry, which has the legal power to subpoena witnesses and recommend specific consequences for those it concludes acted improperly regarding the events and decisions under review.Repeating comments made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Kallner said neither option currently provided for by law – a commission appointed solely by the government or one appointed solely by the chief justice of the Supreme Court – would work because “many in the country won’t have faith” in the objectivity of either.A commission appointed by a right-wing government would be suspected by left-wing critics of glossing over mistakes made by the right, while a commission formed by the Supreme Court, which the right views as a bastion of the left, would be suspected of the opposite, he said.Kallner called his proposed “egalitarian, balanced” body as “the commission of the nation,” in which everyone “could believe that there is at least one person in it whom they can trust.”The proposed bill to form the new “National State investigation Committee” says that it will have all the obligations and powers of a state commission of inquiry – “and more,” said the Likud lawmaker.Six members of Knesset will have to gain the approval of at least 80 of their fellow MKs to serve on the commission within 14 days of the law’s passage.If that threshold is not met, the government and the opposition would each appoint three members.If the Opposition refuses, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana would appoint their members.Ynet reported Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering allowing Chief Justice Yitzhak Amit to appoint the Opposition’s members instead of Ohana, who is a member of the Likud.The six appointees would then agree on a chairperson.Four representatives of bereaved families would join them as supervisors as their commitment to find out the truth is unassailable, Kallner said.They would “ensure that no one can hide and no topic remains unaddressed” and serve as the commission’s “ethical compass.”The bill also stipulates that if as few as two of the six members demand opening a line of inquiry, reviewing documents or questioning witnesses, the request must be honored.That differs from a state commission of inquiry, where only the chairperson can make such demands, Kallner said.All commission discussions would be broadcast live, except those required to remain confidential for security reasons, he added.Although Kallner called on the government’s political rivals to cooperate in establishing the new commission so that “together we can arrive at the truth,” opposition leader Yair Lapid said Sunday he would have nothing to do with it.Other critics said they doubt the Supreme Court would allow the law to stand even if the Knesset passes it.The post Government proposes bill for new model for Oct. 7 inquiry appeared first on World Israel News.