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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)
June 21, 2026, 6:21 pm
High Court: Knesset must explain why state comptroller vote should not be annulled
Statement comes after Knesset speaker rejected call to redo vote, which saw Michael Rabello winning after MKs were allegedly told to video themselves putting his name in ballot box
By Sam Sokol and Jeremy Sharon
Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg presides over a hearing on petitions seeking to overturn the election of Michael Rabello as state comptroller, June 18, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 18, 2026, 7:32 pm
High Court urges Knesset to redo state comptroller election ‘cleanly, properly’
‘In simple Hebrew: do it again,’ Deputy President Sohlberg tells parliament, after expressing concern that MKs who recorded their vote violated requirement for a secret ballot
By Jeremy Sharon
Likud Knesset Faction Secretary Aliza Barashi reacts during the state comptroller election in the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
June 17, 2026, 9:14 pm
In full comptrol: Why Netanyahu fought so hard over the state comptroller election
Critics of Michael Rabello’s appointment argue Netanyahu’s longtime lawyer and adviser may adopt a politically partisan approach to what he does and does not audit
By Jeremy Sharon
(L) Outgoing Supreme Court justice Yosef Elron at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, September 18, 2025 and (R) Attorney Michael Rabello at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 23, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 15, 2026, 5:11 pm
Ex-Supreme Court justice Elron joins petitions against state comptroller election
Elron, the defeated candidate for the position, asks court to freeze appointment of Michael Rabello as it weighs legality of his election in marred vote
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) walks outside his office at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Attorney Michael Rabello attends 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. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 4, 2026, 2:08 pm
Netanyahu has turned the state comptroller into a branch of his loyalist court
By manipulating the Knesset vote to get his personal attorney appointed to the job of independent overseer of the government, PM proved he values personal loyalty over basic democratic norms
By Tal Schneider
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Oct. 28, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
October 19, 2025, 12:16 pm
Government said working to appoint own Oct. 7 inquiry, angering bereaved families, opposition
Government commission would also examine ‘role’ of protest movement and High Court in Hamas invasion; critics, urging state commission, accuse Netanyahu’s coalition of seeking to investigate itself
By Jeremy Sharon
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara speaks at a ceremony for outgoing Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, September 18, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 18, 2025, 4:05 pm
Attorney general scolds government for threats to flout High Court rulings
At retirement ceremony for Supreme Court justice Elron, court president Amit chides justice minister for failing to appoint new judges to fill empty spots on the bench
By Jeremy Sharon
Mohammed al-Mutawaq, a 1.5-year-old child in Gaza City, Gaza, who has been reported as suffering from a genetic muscle disorder, July 21, 2025. (Ahmed Jihad Ibrahim Al-arini / Anadolu, via Reuters)
July 22, 2025, 2:56 pm
Top court extends deadline for state to explain Gaza aid policy for the 10th time
Gisha human rights organization petitioned the court in May demanding ‘consistent and extensive’ aid to Gaza due to worsening humanitarian situation, malnutrition in the territory
By Jeremy Sharon
General view of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on January 2, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 26, 2025, 6:11 pm
Overturning acquittal, top court convicts woman on spying charge for Iran
Justices finds district court was wrong not to conclude that man who contacted defendant and asked for sensitive security information was an ‘enemy’ agent
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Yariv Levin speaks at a Knesset session, December 4, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 1, 2025, 12:43 pm
Levin to convene judicial panel, again puts off vote on new Supreme Court president
Top court has ordered the justice minister to hold a vote for a new chief justice by January 16, but meeting next week will only hear objections to candidates
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin speaks during a Knesset plenum session on November 13, 2024. (Chaim Goldbergl/Flash90)
November 28, 2024, 10:11 pm
Levin convenes judicial selection panel but again stalls vote on Supreme Court chief
At long-delayed meeting, justice minister chooses to focus on technical matters and fails to call a vote, leading to accusations he is in contempt of High Court orders
By Zev Stub
Supreme Court justice Yosef Elron at a court hearing on the release to house arrest of Eli Feldstein, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, November 16, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 17, 2024, 4:00 am
Key suspects in PMO documents theft and leak case to stay in custody until Sunday evening
Supreme Court Justice Elron accepts appeal against suspects’ release to house arrest, acknowledges ‘very unusual’ decision to override district court’s rejection of appeal
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem on November 6, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 6, 2024, 5:01 pm
Appointment of new Supreme Court president in the offing as Levin sets date for vote
Justice minister, after refusing to call a vote for a permanent court chief for over a year, says Judicial Selection Committee will finally convene on November 28
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 23, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 23, 2024, 12:39 am
Levin nominates all Supreme Court judges for president in effort to stall appointment
Justice minister claims court is coercing appointment of new chief justice; opponents accuse him of shameful behavior, say he still intends to ‘crush independence of legal system’
By Jeremy Sharon
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