Matanyahu Englman

'Systematic failures': Israel Police carried out illegal surveillance for years, probe finds

The report examines the police’s growing reliance on technological surveillance tools for law enforcement purposes, including wiretaps, cyber tools, and the collection of communications data.

High Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez arrives for a hearing on petitions calling to halt or substantially limit State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s investigations into the failures surrounding the Hamas's October 7 massacre, December 29, 2025; illustrative.
First responders at the scene where dozens of toddlers were suspected to have been badly poisoned at a daycare in Jerusalem. January 19, 2026.

Jerusalem daycare tragedy exposes years of neglect, lawlessness, and failed oversight - editorial

High Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez arrives for a hearing on petitions calling to halt or substantially limit State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s investigations into the failures surrounding the Hamas's October 7 massacre, December 29, 2025; illustrative.

Gov’t tells High Court it lacks authority to order state inquiry into October 7 failures

Israel Elections: A polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021.

February 2024 local elections plagued by widespread financing irregularities, report reveals


Israel falling behind in satellite, space race - comptroller

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman also noted that the IDF has failed to have proper naval defenses for natural gas rigs.

 The EROS-C3 satellite during lift off.

Evacuated settlers stranded in temp homes, lack welfare aid - comptroller

From 2012 to 2022, 115 families were evacuated from four settlements and neighborhoods in the West Bank under the said criteria: Migron, Amona, a number of houses in Ofra and Netiv HaAvot in Elazar.

Violence erupts as police evacuate Amona outpost on Thursday, January 3

Are Israel's state defense companies lacking in diversity? -comptroller's report

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman encouraged the defense companies to improve the integration of minority populations.

The logo of state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the country's biggest defence contractor, is seen at their offices next to Ben Gurion International airport, near Or Yehuda, Israel February 27, 2017.

Hackers can impersonate, steal soldiers’ identities

Comptroller: Water, transportation sectors at risk

Computer hacking (illustrative)

Climate crisis is here, it has cybersecurity consequences - comptroller

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman: ‘States who underinvest in cyber defense leave their people defenseless’

 Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman is seen alongside his Moroccan counterpart.

World War III will be a cyber war but the world isn't ready - comptroller

Israel's State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman explains the deficiencies of Israel’s public cybersecurity

 Israel's State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman is seen addressing Cyber Week at Tel Aviv University, on June 29, 2022.

State foot-dragging on erasing criminal records problematic

In June 2021, 830,000 individuals had criminal records in the police database.

 An Israel Police forensic investigator is seen at the scene of the crime in Beit Shemesh on October 30, 2021

Comptroller: State failed to protect security, economic interests from cyberattacks

Engleman criticized the police cyber unit for only spending a small number of days, usually up to 10 days and at maximum still only one month, investigating these cases.

 State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman

Laundered titles and a flying white elephant - opinion

Many have suggested that the plane ought to be sold, but that is impossible because of the secret technologies built into the plane.

 THE PRIME MINISTER’S plane, a Boeing 767, lands at Ben-Gurion Airport after its first test flight, in November 2019.

State Comptroller Englman picks new IDF, defense establishment auditor

Brig.-Gen. (res) Eitan Dahan was the state comptroller's pick for the position of director of the Defense Audit Division.

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englmann attends a press conference to announce the opening of an investigationn into Israel's Mount Meron disaster, at the State Comptroller offices in Jerusalem, May 3, 2021.