Matanyahu Englman

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.

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Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026.
An illustration of a cyber board with an Israel flag.

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.

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A TAMMUZ MISSILE launched from an IDF tank.

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.

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Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, 21, was stabbed in Petah Tikva on Independence Day and later succumbed to his wounds.

Tame the phenomenon: The frightening increase in youth crime needs to be handled - editorial

Study after study has warned that prolonged instability, trauma, isolation, and disrupted schooling harm children’s mental health, weaken belonging, and can surface in violence.

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State Comptroller releases subjects intended for probe regarding IDF conduct on Oct. 7

The publication was part of a document sent to the High Court in which the state comptroller asserted the interim order which bars his office from examining the IDF and Shin Bet should be removed.

AUGUST 23, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
STATE COMPTROLLER Matanyahu Englman condemned the assignment of female cadets in the IDF officers’ course to guard terrorists who committed violent acts of sexual assault and murder on October 7, the writer notes.

Israel has severe doctor shortage, affects periphery the most, State Comptroller says

Englman warned that the shortage of doctors in certain specialties creates fierce competition, which leads to shortages in peripheral medical centers.

JULY 23, 2024ByMOSHE COHEN
DOCTORS ON their way into an emergency room: A growing shortage of doctors threatens to become a major problem in the Jewish state.

Comptroller Englman: Why is there a 25% tax on payments for reservists' wives?

Englman said in the letter, "Compensation to spouses is an obligation of the state to reservists' families, who, in addition to being willing to risk their lives, also bear a heavy economic burden."

JULY 22, 2024ByWALLA!
STATE COMPTROLLER Matanyahu Englman condemned the assignment of female cadets in the IDF officers’ course to guard terrorists who committed violent acts of sexual assault and murder on October 7, the writer notes.

Israel and Mexico sign comptroller agreement

"We must be the voice of the voiceless," said Englman, explaining the importance of audit preparedness for emergencies and especially in supporting vulnerable communities.

JULY 14, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
State comptroller Matanyahu Englman at a conference of the Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions and the European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions.

State comptroller considers audits on Shifa chief's release, prison guards transfer

Englman stated that the Shifa Hospital chief, Muhammed Abu Salmiya, "bears the responsibility" for the "serious crimes committed" at the hospital.

JULY 2, 2024ByBINI ASCHKENASY, SHLOMI HELLER, TAL SHALEV
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at the license distribution ceremony of the Council of Accountants, July 2, 2024

State Comptroller: Israel unable to evacuate the North in event of war

Englman calls on Netanyahu to resolve this dispute between the Ministries before calling for an evacuation of the North, calling the current situation unacceptable.

JUNE 27, 2024ByYUVAL BARNEA
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman in northern Israel, June 27, 2024.

'Israel's lack of long-term planning harming economy,' comptroller says

Englman said that the government is focused on investing in the short term, and even when it sets long-term goals, it does not meet them.

MAY 22, 2024ByEVE YOUNG
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends the Eli Horowitz Conference, organized by Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem on May 22, 2024

Comptroller: 60% of IDF purchases fail quality control tests

This issue is exacerbated, the report noted, by the fact that the IDF does not report comprehensive data on quality control failures to the Defense Ministry, which manages the purchases.  

MAY 21, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englmann attends a press conference to announce the opening of an investigationn into Israel's Mount Meron disaster, at the State Comptroller offices in Jerusalem, May 3, 2021.

The time has come for an investigation into the October 7 failures - opinion

There are those who argue and say “not yet,” who say “wait until the war is over.”

MAY 21, 2024ByMICAH HALPERN
STATE COMPTROLLER Matanyahu Englman: Agencies, including the IDF, must adhere to his request for material and information relating to the investigation into the October 7 attack, the writer notes.

State Comptroller to Netanyahu, Halevi: 'Cooperate on examination of Oct. 7'

He also added that the citizens of Israel had the right to receive answers regarding the event. 

MAY 1, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englmann attends a press conference to announce the opening of an investigationn into Israel's Mount Meron disaster, at the State Comptroller offices in Jerusalem, May 3, 2021.