State comptroller

'Government will not be run like mafia,' says Bennett as opposition reacts to comptroller election

The opposition warned, after the highly controversial vote took place in the Knesset plenum, that the election was illegal, while many petitions were also filed with the High Court of Justice.

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, February 17, 2026
Attorney Michael Rabello, candidate for the State Comptroller seen at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 1, 2026.

Knesset elects Netanyahu’s attorney as state comptroller after coalition MKs forced to film votes

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026.

Comptroller withholds NIS 150,000 from Likud over party membership oversight failures

 Former National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

The crucial role of Israel’s next national security adviser - opinion


Israel's comptroller finds security gaps in wake of October 7 massacre

State Comptroller Mananyahu Engleman tours border fences in the north, south, and in the Jerusalem area, highlighting gaps in the security barrier, and in the nation's security.

 View of the Separation Wall and the Al-Aqsa compound in the background on February 02, 2020.

Israel's education system suffers severe gaps, Jews favored in schools

Matanyahu Englman: "There must not be some children who are worth more and other children who are worth less."

 Arab students seen at the campus of "Givat Ram" at Jerusalem's Hebrew University on the first day of the new academic year, October 26, 2014.

Israel and Morocco state comptrollers agree to cooperate

During the 2023 visit, Engelman invited his Moroccan counterpart for a reciprocal visit to Israel.

 Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman and Moroccan Court of Audit First President Zineb El Adaoui agree to cooperate during Engelman's visit to Morocco.

Record number of public complaints about civil service -State Comptroller

87% of complaints were filed by Jews, and only 7% by Muslims. The proportion of haredi complainants increased by around 53%. 

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.

Israel's state comptroller signs peer review deal with UK, US

The peer review, which will be completed by the end of 2023, will see US and UK representatives visit Israel and examine Englman's methodologies.

 Israel State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman and UK State Comptroller Gareth Davies sign peer review agreement.

Israel saw over 400 recent attempts to cross border with fake ID - comptroller

2.9 million Israelis, or around 37% of the population will have their ID cards expire in the coming years, Matanyahu Englman said.

An Israeli soldier opens a gate at a military base leading to the border crossing with Lebanon at Rosh Hanikra, northern Israel

Israeli hospitals suffered 13 major cyberattacks - comptroller

Israeli prisons are deficient in protecting classified information from cyberattacks, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman said.

 Hands are seen interfering with cyber code (Illustrative).

Israel's comptroller to roll out climate audit ahead of COP28

Matanyahu Englman warns: If Israel does not make "fundamental changes" in its attitude toward climate, "COVID-19 will only be the prelude to what will happen in years to come."

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.

Justice reform? Police and prosecutors need to regain public trust - analysis

There are many fine police officers serving the Israeli public, but as some are disenchanted with the judiciary, the many scandals of the police may lead to a reform of law enforcement.

 Chief of police Kobi Shabtai and Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir at the Israel Police Independence Day ceremony at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem April 20, 2023.

State Comptroller gives Health Ministry failing marks on pediatric care

One would be hard put to find anything positive in the comptroller’s thick chapter on the ministry.

 The new pediatric intensive care unit at Wolfson Medical Center