State comptroller
Unfilled state comptroller seat stalls Israel's whistleblower protections and campaign oversight
The comptroller vacancy followed a disputed vote in the Knesset to choose former state comptroller Englman’s successor.
Knesset Speaker Ohana says he's 'glad, proud' Likud defied High Court on repeating comptroller vote
Israel is undermining election oversight without a state comptroller - opinion
MK Sharren Haskel testifies at Lahav 433 in connection with comptroller election scandal
Netanyahu’s mafia politics risk degrading integrity of Israeli government - editorial
A coalition run like a mafia, based on fear, personal loyalty, and proof of allegiance, cannot properly serve the public interest because its first priority is protecting the leader, not the country.
'Government will not be run like mafia,' says Bennett as opposition reacts to comptroller election
The opposition warned, after the highly controversial vote took place in the Knesset plenum, that the election was illegal, while many petitions were also filed with the High Court of Justice.
Knesset elects Netanyahu’s attorney as state comptroller after coalition MKs forced to film votes
Amid coalition pressure and vote controversies, Netanyahu ally Michael Rabello wins Knesset election for state comptroller.
Comptroller withholds NIS 150,000 from Likud over party membership oversight failures
Comptroller Englman raised concerns that membership fees may have been paid by someone other than the party member, a practice that is illegal under Israeli law.
The crucial role of Israel’s next national security adviser - opinion
A senior diplomat once captured Israel’s foreign relations for me in just four words: “The good is improving; the bad is deteriorating.”
Critical vulnerabilities left government systems, sensitive data, open to cyberattacks during war
Englman: Israel must be ready for Iranian cyber threats; audit finds failures in Foreign Min. systems, Housing Min. databases, remote-work security, digital services.
Former Civil Service Commissioner Hershkowitz withdraws from State Comptroller race
The race now pits Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attorney Michael Rabilo against former Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron.
Israel entered Hamas war with weakened domestic weapons-production capacity, probe finds
The report examined Israel’s ability to preserve domestic production of weapons, raw materials, components, and infrastructure used by the defense establishment and the IDF.
High Court questions comptroller’s authority to probe core Oct. 7 failures
The petitions seek to halt or limit Matanyahu Englman’s audit of the October 7 failures, arguing that the scale of the disaster requires a broader, independent investigative mechanism.
The scourge that is anti-Israel US politicians - opinion
Drew Warshaw is running for the position of New York comptroller, but when discussing Israel bonds, he’s getting his facts wrong
