Day 951: JPPI Poll Shows 63% of Israelis Support Immediate October 7 Commission — But Majority Split on Government vs. Judicial Appointment; 47 Days to Supreme Court Deadline

A Jerusalem Post/JPPI (Jewish People Policy Institute) poll published in mid-May 2026 — with results reported by the Jerusalem Post around May 15, 2026 (Day 951 / Ceasefire Day 218) — found that 63% of Israelis support immediately forming an October 7 commission of inquiry, reflecting strong and consistent public pressure for accountability. The poll revealed a notable split within that majority: of those who want an inquiry, 46% prefer a traditional state commission of inquiry (where members are appointed by the Supreme Court president, giving the judiciary independence from the government), while 40% prefer a national inquiry committee (where members are appointed by a Knesset vote, giving the governing coalition more control). The remaining 14% were undecided or gave other answers. The poll's timing — coming in the days after the Knesset committee revealed the coalition inquiry bill had dropped 'independent investigation' language and barred judges from commission membership — gave the 46%-vs.-40% split particular political significance: it showed that the largest single bloc of Israelis who want an inquiry specifically want the form the Netanyahu government is most aggressively trying to prevent. The JPPI results were cited by opposition parties (Bennett-Lapid Beyachad, Lapid's Yesh Atid, Gantz's National Unity) as evidence that even a government-controlled inquiry format would fail to satisfy a majority of Israeli public opinion. They also contrasted with the 74% super-majority that April 2026 Haaretz polling found support Netanyahu's departure, suggesting broad accountability demand that crosses partisan lines. With 47 days remaining until the Supreme Court's July 1, 2026 deadline for the government to present a 'suitable' investigation framework, the polling underlined the political stakes: Netanyahu's coalition is advancing a bill that a majority of Israelis oppose, in a national election year (October 2026).