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View of the Givat Asaf outpost, near the Beit El settlement in the West Bank. (Miriam Alster/ Flash 90)
July 9, 2018, 10:25 pm
State funds being used to build up illegal outposts, auditor charges
Settlement council, ministries and KKL-JNF are bankrolling construction in wildcat communities, even after Civil Administration issues stop-work orders, according to comptroller
By Jacob Magid
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit speaks at a conference at the National Library in Jerusalem on June 6, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 4, 2018, 8:16 pm
AG: Netanyahu must receive clearance for friends to fund his legal fees
After PM asks whether wealthy acquaintances can help cover costs of his defense in corruption probes, Mandelblit says State Comptroller committee must weigh request
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
People seen outside the Bnei Zion pre-military academy in Tel Aviv, from which 10 youths were killed in a flash flood in the Judean Desert, on April 27, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/ Flash90)
April 29, 2018, 9:48 pm
Pre-military academy head in ‘agony’ over 10 youths killed in flood
State comptroller opens investigation into deadly hike, as police said to obtain incriminating evidence against academy head, tour guide
By TOI staff
Givati Brigade officer Lt. Hadar Goldin, 23, from Kfar Saba, who was killed in Gaza on August 1, 2014 (photo credit: AP Photo/ Ynet News)
March 27, 2018, 7:05 pm
Ombudsman: PM must answer to family of soldier whose body is held by Hamas
After meeting with family of Hadar Goldin, who complain Israel not doing enough to retrieve his body from Gaza, Yosef Shapira demand PM set out his position
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg seen in the Israeli parliament on October 19, 2015. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
March 25, 2018, 9:02 pm
New Meretz leader apologizes for using anti-leftist adviser, but denies lying
Tamar Zandberg says she made an 'error in judgement' by taking advice from divisive campaigner Moshe Klughaft
By Raoul Wootliff
Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg attends a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem about public transportation on Shabbat on September 11, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 25, 2018, 12:36 pm
Comptroller to probe new Meretz leader for consulting firebrand adviser
Amid mounting criticism, Tamar Zandberg says 'it may have been a mistake' to contact Moshe Klughaft during campaign
By Michael Bachner
Moshe Barkat (R), commander of the Israel Police's Judea and Samaria District visits Efrat, on September 18, 2016 (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
March 14, 2018, 8:32 pm
Ombudsman blasts Israel’s West Bank police for neglect of Palestinians
State comptroller says Judea and Samaria District probe shootings of Palestinians at 'extremely slow pace'; report also notes failure to investigate terror attacks against settlers
By Jacob Magid
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (L) and Immigration Absorption Minister Sofa Landver (R) pose for a picture with lone soldiers at an event in Tel Aviv on January 25, 2018. (Flash90)
March 14, 2018, 7:45 pm
Army found struggling to help ‘lone soldiers’; IDF: We’re working on it
New report details myriad ways military is failing to address needs of troops with no family support in Israel
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative photos of IDF troops leaving Gaza at the close of a ground operation in August 2014. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit/ Facebook)
March 14, 2018, 5:24 pm
Comptroller report finds flaws, but largely defends IDF actions in 2014 Gaza war
Review says army was right to replace problematic 'Hannibal Protocol' for soldier abductions; identifies gaps in legal training and fact-finding efforts after the conflict
By Judah Ari Gross
Jewish Home celebrates the end of its primaries on January 15, 2015. (Ben Kelmer/Flash90)
February 5, 2018, 6:56 pm
Watchdog: Jewish Home party’s NIS 28m deficit ‘threatens its existence’
State comptroller fines coalition party NIS 180,000 for failing to pay back bank loans, other outstanding debts
By Marissa Newman
A remote controlled drone with a camera attached to it on February 18, 2015. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
December 24, 2017, 11:42 pm
Eyeing growing threat, Israel looks to resolve security forces’ drone wars
Government tells National Security Council to sort out whether army or police responsible for dealing with rogue unmanned aircraft
By Judah Ari Gross
State Comptroller Yosef Shapira attends a ceremony in Jerusalem on October 26, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 21, 2017, 5:20 pm
State comptroller ‘regrets’ MKs’ attempts to curb his powers
Ombudsman slams bill, shelved by ministers on Sunday for a month, to limit his authority
By Marissa Newman and Tamar Pileggi
State Comptroller Yosef Shapira presents the State Comptroller's Report in the Knesset on November 1, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 19, 2017, 6:13 pm
Ministers delay bill to limit authority of state comptroller
Limited cabinet support sees controversial legislation that would limit purview of independent investigations postponed for at least a month
By Tamar Pileggi
State Comptroller Yosef Shapira presents the State Comptroller's Report in the Knesset on November 1, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 19, 2017, 3:39 pm
Behind every great Israeli scandal is a damning report
Jewish Home's legislative effort to reduce the authority of state comptroller has one of Israel’s major print newspapers vexed
By Tamar Pileggi
Illustrative. A Mavic drone, manufactured by the Chinese company DJI. (ThoroughlyReviewed/Flickr/CC BY 2.0)
November 15, 2017, 4:38 pm
State watchdog: Army has no comprehensive solution to drone threat
Damning report finds government failing to address growing risk posed to national security by unmanned aerial vehicles
By Judah Ari Gross
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