State comptroller

Knesset legal adviser urges vote as Israel enters fourth month without comptroller

The position of state comptroller has been vacant since July, when Matanyahu Englman completed his term without a successor in line and Michael Rabello's election was invalidated.

Knesset Legal Adviser Sagit Afik attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on, July 8, 2026.
Former Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends the Herzliya conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, June 30, 2026.

Unfilled state comptroller seat stalls Israel's whistleblower protections and campaign oversight

Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana attends a Likud party conference ahead of the party’s primary elections, in the southern city of Ashdod, August 2, 2026.

Knesset Speaker Ohana says he's 'glad, proud' Likud defied High Court on repeating comptroller vote

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends the Herzliya conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, June 30, 2026.

Israel is undermining election oversight without a state comptroller - opinion


MK Sharren Haskel testifies at Lahav 433 in connection with comptroller election scandal

The inquiry was launched at the initiative of the attorney-general.

Deputy Minister MK Sharren Haskel attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 2, 2025.

MK Sharren Haskel summoned by Lahav 433 in connection with comptroller election scandal

One week earlier, Haskel alleged in a sworn affidavit that members of the New Hope-United Right faction were required to film themselves voting for Michael Rabello as state comptroller.

Deputy Minister MK Sharren Haskel attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 2, 2025.

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.

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

The government blamed Knesset scheduling constraints for failing to pass its October 7 inquiry bill, despite accelerating other controversial legislation before lawmakers entered election recess.

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 might be headed towards its own January 6 moment - opinion

This is far from trivial. Ever since taking office in January 2023, this coalition has done everything it possibly could to undermine the legitimacy of the Supreme Court and the attorney-general.

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

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

Yariv Levin said Rabello should "assume the position" of state comptroller, despite last week's call for a revote after the initial election was deemed invalid due to a secret-ballot controversy.

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

Attorney Avi Amiram appointed to committee selecting new police investigations chief

A new committee has been formed to select the head of Israel’s independent police investigations body, part of a broader law enforcement reform.

Force 100 members arrive for a court hearing on petitions against the appointment of retired judge Yosef Ben-Hamo, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, November 27, 2025.

Israel unprepared to counter Iranian election meddling on social media, gov't probe finds

The finding comes as Israel enters an election year, which the report described as a particularly vulnerable period for attempts to manipulate public debate.

Gaby Portnoy, Director General of the Israel National Cyber Directorate at the annual Cyber Week, at the Tel Aviv University, on June 27, 2023.

Police enforce prostitution law unevenly, trafficking victims face visa barriers, comptroller finds

The audit, conducted from December 2024 through July 2025, examined enforcement of the law, investigations into trafficking for prostitution, protection of victims, and decisions on residence visas.

A prostitute in Israel waiting for a client.

Organized crime costs Israel's economy around NIS 8,000 per household, data shows

The findings indicate that one of the central factors in the rise in the cost of living in Israel is widespread criminal activity across the agriculture, construction, and housing industries.

Chief of Police Daniel Levi at the scene of a shooting incident in Ramla, central Israel, May 11, 2026.