Change Bloc Prepares Legal Reforms and Knesset Committee Control
As coalition talks proceed, the Change Bloc is leveraging its Knesset majority to target judicial reforms, preparing legislation on the Attorney General and establishing key interim committees.
Amid ongoing coalition negotiations, the Change Bloc is preparing to leverage its parliamentary majority to advance key legal and structural rollbacks, placing the status of the Attorney General at the forefront of its legislative agenda. Lawmakers intend to first target legislation that previously weakened the Attorney General's office, followed by efforts to reverse changes made to the composition of the Judicial Selection Committee. Meanwhile, repealing the Department of Internal Police Investigations law has been assigned a lower legislative priority.
The bloc is also establishing special committees to advance legislation concerning prime ministerial incapacitation, a state commission of inquiry, and a comprehensive communications law. Because the legislative scope remains strictly constrained by the current transition period, lawmakers are dividing initiatives between measures targeted for completion during the mandate and longer-term parliamentary proposals. The realization of these legal steps depends heavily on the pace of Knesset proceedings and existing legal limitations governing legislative procedures during this phase.
Concurrently, the bloc is working to consolidate control over crucial parliamentary bodies to oversee the transitional government. Appointments include positioning Matan Kahana for a Knesset leadership role, establishing the Arrangements Committee, and filling key chairmanships. Following delays by Likud in convening the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Avigdor Lieberman is slated to assume temporary chairmanship of the panel amid ongoing disputes over parliamentary oversight of security decisions. Liran Avisar Ben-Horin is similarly set to head the temporary Finance Committee.
In parallel, Naftali Bennett announced that his faction has already submitted 17 distinct bills to the Knesset. These proposed measures encompass the Servants' Bill, the establishment of a formal state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre, and various initiatives spanning the security, social, and economic sectors.
