Likud Demands 10-Minute Delay for Opposition Broadcasts Ahead of Election

The rally, scheduled three days before the upcoming Knesset elections, focuses on demands for a state commission of inquiry into the failures of October 7th. According to Likud, the event's promotional materials and its slogan, "Three more days, and we elect a state commission of inquiry," explicitly link the rally to the elections. The party raised concerns that speeches by opposition leaders, including Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett, Gadi Eisenkot, Avigdor Lieberman, and Yair Golan, could turn the broadcast into a platform for one-sided political campaigning, which is prohibited on television and radio in the 60 days preceding an election.

In response, the October 7th Families Forum condemned the demand. The forum accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of attempting to silence the families of the victims and hide the truth about the failures of October 7th.