The evening before the protests near the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem were due to get underway, Benjamin Netanyahu pulled an old-new trick from his well-worn bag: "A government commission of inquiry, with the powers of a state committee of inquiry." The timing, of course, was no coincidence. It was designed to assuage the growing anger of the hostage and bereaved families and the great majority of the public who support the second option, while at the same time giving the media non-protest news to cover.
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