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State Comptroller

Attorney Michael Rabello is seen before a court hearing on the dismissal of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 5, 2026, 11:22 am
Rabello withdraws as comptroller candidate, months after tainted election
Appointment of PM’s ex-personal lawyer as state watchdog was frozen after High Court ruled June election was conducted improperly; move comes after Netanyahu lost Knesset majority
By ToI Staff
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana attends a Likud party conference ahead of the party’s primary elections in the northern city of Haifa, August 16, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
November 3, 2026, 10:25 pm
Court blasts Knesset Speaker Ohana for blocking comptroller vote but doesn’t intervene
Justices accuse Ohana of undermining democratic governance, rule of law, but decline to order repeat vote as petition was filed too close to end of 25th Knesset’s term
By Jeremy Sharon
1st row: Yisrael Beytenu chair Avigdor Liberman, B'Yachad leader Naftali Bennett and No. 2 Yair Lapid; 2nd row: Democrats leader Yair Golan, Yashar Leader Gadi Eisenkot. (Tal Gal/Flash90, Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90, Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90, Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
November 2, 2026, 6:18 am
Bennett, Golan pledge to back Eisenkot for PM, as bloc mulls which coalition to seek
Anti-Netanyahu’s bloc’s final member, Avigdor Liberman, said to criticize Yashar party head over push for government with Arab parties; PM reportedly says no unity talks if Knesset speaker replaced
By ToI Staff
The arrivals hall at Ben Gurion International Airport on August 20, 2026, during a shutdown. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
August 24, 2026, 6:17 am
Airport chaos shows Israel’s public sector collapsing under the weight of political cronyism
The bedlam at Ben Gurion was not a sudden failure, but the inevitable result of a system hollowed out by nepotism, sham tenders, and political loyalists. And the rot extends across public service
By Eran Hildesheim
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. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 2, 2026, 11:57 pm
‘Provocation’: Sa’ar clashes with fellow New Hope MK in probe of comptroller vote
Sharren Haskel tells police that party whip Michel Buskila demanded members film votes, show them to Netanyahu; foreign minister and New Hope leader denies it
By Noam Lehmann
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 9, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 30, 2026, 1:07 am
AG said to order police probe of conflicting claims in state comptroller vote scandal
Likud asks High Court to reject affidavit by MK Haskel, who said party MKs were instructed to film themselves voting for PM’s preferred candidate in secret ballot
By ToI Staff
Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel speaks to the media as she announces her resignation at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
July 23, 2026, 3:13 pm
MK Haskel testifies lawmakers were told to film their votes for comptroller, show Netanyahu
Watchdog calls for perjury probe as New Hope lawmaker’s affidavit contradicts those submitted by Likud MKs; High Court has annulled vote and ordered new one
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 7, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 8, 2026, 2:43 pm
Levin urges Knesset to ignore High Court order for new state comptroller vote
Justice minister says Michael Rabello should take up the post of independent watchdog despite court’s order to hold a new election because the last one was illegal; Eisenkot calls Levin enemy of Israeli democracy
By Jeremy Sharon
Central Election Committee workers count the final ballots at the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 3, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 7, 2026, 8:05 pm
State comptroller: Government has no policy to combat foreign election meddling
Englman says in report that Iran and other hostile actors are exploiting social media to create divisions in Israeli society and undermine public trust in results of fall election
By Jeremy Sharon
Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon appears on the Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 6, 2026, 2:20 pm
Daily Briefing July 6: High Court showdown: Is Israel facing a constitutional crisis?
Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon reviews the implications of the government’s declared refusal to obey a High Court ruling on commercial broadcast media
By Jessica Steinberg and Jeremy Sharon
Attorney Michael Rabello, elected by MKs as state comptroller on June 3, 2026, seen at the Knesset on June 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 2, 2026, 9:01 pm
High Court rules state comptroller election violated ballot secrecy, must be held again
Deputy court president says ‘real possibility’ that six MKs who filmed their vote for Netanyahu’s lawyer influenced outcome of the election; Rabello said refusing to take up post unless a new vote held
By Jeremy Sharon
Attorney Michael Rabello is seen before a court hearing on the dismissal of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 1, 2026, 4:16 pm
High Court freezes appointment of Michael Rabello as state comptroller over vote concerns
Coalition MKs call for disobeying court order, communications minister says Rabello should take up position immediately; court says it will issue final ruling ASAP
By Jeremy Sharon
Israeli rescue teams evacuate a wounded person by helicopter near the southern city of Sderot on October 7, 2023 (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
June 30, 2026, 4:01 pm
Comptroller flags key failures in evacuation, rehabilitation, of October 7 wounded
Lengthy report finds lack of policy, coordination, data, and funding, as well as poor effort to synchronize between government, volunteers, and donors
By Sue Surkes
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman visits Kibbutz Misgav Am on the Israeli border with Lebanon, March 18, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 12:41 am
High Court rules state comptroller exceeded his authority in several Oct. 7 probes
Justices say Matanyahu Englman did not have jurisdiction to investigate 4 specific areas of 2023 catastrophe, and must redo 4 other probes since he failed to speak to key officials
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit presides over a hearing in the High Court of Justice for petitions asking that the election of attorney Michael Rabello as state comptroller be annulled, June 28, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 28, 2026, 4:32 pm
High Court assails process by which MKs elected state comptroller, signaling it will likely intervene
‘Should we erase the word “secret” from state comptroller law?’ court deputy president asks, as government argues that MKs who recorded their votes were legally allowed to do so
By Jeremy Sharon
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