A day in Israel's Knesset, as lawmakers ignored bereaved parents demanding accountability for October 7
'You don't know what it feels like to hear that knock on the door and know that you'll never see your child again,' said a mother of a soldier killed on October 7, as lawmakers voted to advance a Netanyahu-backed bill to establish a politicized probe into the Hamas massacre instead of a state commission of inquiry
Families of victims of the October 7 attack in the Knesset, Wednesday. The outcome was predictable. Credit: Olivier Fitoussi
'You don't know what it feels like to hear that knock on the door and know that you'll never see your child again,' said a mother of a soldier killed on October 7, as lawmakers voted to advance a Netanyahu-backed bill to establish a politicized probe into the Hamas massacre instead of a state commission of inquiry
December 25, 2025Updated:December 26, 2025
"Tell me, dear government members, and I say 'dear' because you indeed cost all of us dearly – do you sleep at night? Because I don't, and the truth is, no one could sleep if you vote today for the absurd bill of the current puppet of Mr. Bitter Netanyahu. And you know what? I wish you sleepless nights. I wish you to be haunted by all those you are betraying!"
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