Israel’s High Court of Justice issued a show-cause order seeking an explanation for why the election of Attorney Michael Rabivilio as state comptroller should not be annulled. The decision was handed down by Vice President Noam Sohlberg, Justice Gila Kanfy-Steinitz and Justice Ruth Ronen, after a series of consolidated petitions challenged the vote.
The petitions were filed by Blue and White, the National Unity faction, MK Karin Elharrar, Yesh Atid, the Israelis movement led by Yaya Fink, Brothers and Sisters in Arms, the Israel Bar Association, MK Naama Lazimi and the Movement for Quality Government. At the center of the case is the claim that the selection process suffered from a fundamental defect because the vote was not secret, in alleged violation of Section 7(a) of the Basic Law: State Comptroller.
Because of the public importance and urgency of the issue, the justices imposed an accelerated schedule. The respondents, including the Knesset, the Knesset Speaker, the prime minister and the Likud faction, must file detailed affidavits by Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. The petitioners must then submit their written arguments by Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
The court also limited all submissions to 10 pages and ordered that the next hearing be heard by an expanded panel of five justices, not the usual three. The open hearing on the objections is set for Sunday, June 28, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., and the final five-judge panel will be assigned later by the president of the Supreme Court.
