After the War, a Parliament at Crossroads
Hours before Israel’s winter parliamentary session opens, Gabriel Colodro walks readers through a Knesset bracing for its first full agenda since the 20-point plan by President Donald Trump formally ended the Gaza war. The opposition frames the moment as reckoning and repair: Naor Shiri calls for a state commission of inquiry and fresh elections, while Yair Lapid vows to block efforts he says would weaken the judiciary and presses for the return of all bodies still held in Gaza. Across the aisle, the coalition casts the same period as consolidation and renewal. Moshe Saada lauds Trump’s address to the Knesset as a once-in-a-lifetime pivot that, in his telling, validates Israel’s strength and opens space for regional peace and economic rebuilding.
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Security hawks set tougher benchmarks. Sharon Nir argues the Trump framework must be enforced with clear penalties for violations, a joint US-Israel mechanism to monitor Gaza, and full operational freedom for the Israel Defense Forces. Behind the debate is a country still counting losses, reconciling wartime unity with political fracture, and weighing whether a ceasefire can be transformed into a durable order.
Expect early fights over veterans’ benefits, judicial oversight, and the economic recovery of the south—tests of whether speeches translate into policy. The governing bloc speaks of stability and regional alignments; the opposition insists that legitimacy flows from accountability. As Colodro notes, the coming weeks will show whether leaders can turn survival into renewal—or whether the next election clock begins ticking the moment the gavel falls. Read Gabriel Colodro’s full report for the on-the-ground detail and the fault lines to watch as Israel’s winter session gets underway.
