State comptroller

New Hope MKs ordered to film comptroller vote for Netanyahu, Sharren Haskel claims

Haskel signed the affidavit weeks after the High Court of Justice invalidated Rabello’s election and ordered a new vote because the filming of ballots had violated the secrecy of the election.

Formed deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel speaks to the media as she announces her resignation as Deputy Foreign Minister at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026.
Bereaved families opposing a state commission of inquiry protest outside a hearing on a petition demanding the formation of a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 23, 2026.

Israel's government had time for everything except for October 7 accountability - comment

View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.

Israel might be headed towards its own January 6 moment - opinion

A court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on petitions seeking to overturn the election of attorney Michael Rabello as state comptroller, June 18, 2026

Israel's justice minister urges government to defy High Court ruling on state comptroller revote


Israeli daycares plagued by licensing and inspection gaps, endangering toddlers, report finds

The report, published Tuesday, examined oversight of daycare centers for children from birth through age three, a system that served around 212,000 toddlers in licensed facilities during the 2024-25

Israeli daycare-aged children (illustrative). March 24, 2026.

Court: Comptroller overstepped authority in Oct. 7 investigations, several audits to be halted

The High Court ruled that State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman exceeded his authority while investigating some issues related to the October 7 massacre.

The State Comptroller, Matanyahu Englman

The country was days away from being left without cooking gas

The State Comptroller's report reveals that in the second half of 2025, the stock of cooking gas was about to run out due to damage to ORL (Bazan) and infrastructure delays.

The country was days away from being left without cooking gas

Another NIS 1,600 a month: How they inflated our mortgages

A harsh State Comptroller report presents a continuous failure: The abolition of the Prime limit without a risk assessment cost borrowers a surge of thousands of shekels in their monthly repayment.

The mortgage has become in recent years one of the heaviest expenses of households in Israel

Israel lacks plan for gas, mortgages, public spending, government probe finds

The most serious finding concerned natural gas, which provides about 70% of Israel’s electricity.

An electricity pole is seen in Israel, January 28, 2026 (illustrative)

High Court issues conditional order in Rabello State Comptroller election case, expands panel

The court set a hearing on the order for Sunday at 9 a.m. and instructed the respondents to file affidavits by noon on Wednesday, with the petitioners' written arguments due by 4 p.m. on Thursday.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, May 27, 2026.

Israel faces crisis as elderly population nears two million, nursing costs threaten NII stability

“Aging of the population is one of the central challenges facing the State of Israel,” Englman said, adding that "an appropriate response to the elderly population is a moral obligation."

 An illustrative image of elderly Israelis.

High Court urges Knesset to hold third vote on state comptroller after filming scandal

Michael Rabello, Netanyahu’s longtime personal attorney, was elected on June 3 after a dramatic two-round Knesset vote. Petitions against his appointment argue that the vote was legally defective.

The High Court of Justice hears petitions against the vote to appoint Michael Rabello as state comptroller, in Jerusalem, June 18, 2026

High Court has no legal basis to overturn State Comptroller election, Rabello argues

State Comptroller-elect Michael Rabello, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal attorney, was elected on June 3 as Israel’s next state comptroller after a dramatic and disputed Knesset vote.

Attorney Michael Rabello seen before a court hearing on the dismissal of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 15, 2026.

Knesset's election of Rabello as comptroller conducted unlawfully, retired justice tells high court

The petitions argue that the secrecy of the vote was not a technical formality, but a central legal protection meant to allow MKs to vote freely.

Attorney Michael Rabello, candidate for the State Comptroller seen at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 1, 2026.