Michael Ravilo
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Michael Ravilo, translated into English and compared across sources. 26 recent stories.
A Week of Court Battles, Welfare Warnings, Defense Tech, and Bank Fees
Israel’s weekly roundup covers a High Court dispute over the state comptroller vote, a warning that National Insurance could be insolvent by 2035, Anduril’s move into Israel, and…
Behind the Netanyahu-United Torah Judaism-Shas deal, both sides are testing each other
Netanyahu reached a narrow coalition understanding Tuesday with Aryeh Deri and Moshe Gafni after the ultra-Orthodox parties first staged a protest. The deal centers on advancing t…
Likud Slams Opposition Petition Over State Comptroller Vote
Likud asked Israel’s High Court to dismiss petitions challenging the vote that elected State Comptroller Michael Ravilo. The party says the opposition violated prior voting agreem…
Knesset Tells High Court to Reject Challenge to State Comptroller Vote
The Knesset told the High Court to reject petitions against Michael Ravilo’s election as State Comptroller. It says the vote was governed by an agreed compromise, no clear legal b…
Netanyahu Is Steering Israel Toward a Constitutional Crisis as a Campaign Strategy
A Hebrew commentary says Benjamin Netanyahu is deliberately pushing a constitutional crisis over the High Court and the Michael Ravilo state comptroller appointment. It argues he…
Expanded Supreme Court panel set in challenge to Michael Ravilo's election
Israel’s High Court of Justice issued an order nisi against the election of State Comptroller Michael Ravilo and expanded the case to a five-justice panel. The bench, announced Mo…
Netanyahu Moves Toward Likud Primary Vote, Seeks Up to 10 Entrenched Slots
Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to hold Likud primaries and is seeking 8 to 10 reserved slots on the party list. David Bitan is opposing the move, has petitioned against it, and al…
High Court Orders State to Explain the Appointment of Michael Ravilo as State Comptroller
The High Court of Justice issued a conditional order over Michael Ravilo’s election as state comptroller and will send the case to a five-judge panel next week. The Knesset refuse…
Knesset Speaker Rejects High Court's Call for a New Vote on Israel's State Comptroller
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana rejected the Supreme Court’s suggestion to rerun the vote for state comptroller. The dispute concerns Michael Ravilo’s 61-57 victory over Yosef Elron an…
Knesset to Tell High Court Repeat Vote on State Comptroller Is Unacceptable
The Knesset is expected to reject the High Court’s proposal for a repeat vote for state comptroller. The suggestion followed concerns that Likud MKs were asked to document their s…
Attorney Bombach Accuses Israel Bar of Driving Judicial Politics
Attorney Ilan Bombach criticized the Supreme Court on Sunday over its handling of the State Comptroller election dispute and the Judicial Selection Committee. He rejected the cour…
Hewing the State Watchdog Into Place: A Fight Over Control, Not Procedure
The article says the High Court's handling of the State Comptroller reflects a wider political battle over control of institutions. It argues that the court is limiting the comptr…
High Court Questions State Comptroller Vote, Recommends a New Ballot
The High Court of Justice issued an order nisi over petitions against Michael Ravilo’s election as state comptroller and urged the Knesset to hold a new vote. The judges focused o…
Likud lawyer says lawmakers filmed for social media impact, not orders
Attorney Ilan Bombach, representing Likud in petitions against Michael Ravilo’s appointment as state comptroller, said there is no evidence anyone ordered lawmakers to record even…
Lapid Ally Refuses to Reveal Vote as State Comptroller Race Turns Into Opposition Crisis
Yesh Atid MK Yaron Levi is under fire after refusing to reveal whether he blocked Yosef Elron’s bid to become state comptroller. Levi says the secret ballot matters more than part…
Judges Question Whether Ravilo’s Appointment Should Be Voided Over Netanyahu Ties
Israel’s Supreme Court justices Ruth Ronen and Gila Kanfi-Steinitz questioned a petition to cancel Michael Ravilo’s appointment over ties to Benjamin Netanyahu. They suggested a f…
High Court hears live challenge to Michael Ravilo’s appointment as state comptroller
The High Court of Justice heard live petitions to cancel Michael Ravilo’s election as state comptroller. Petitioners say secret-ballot rules were breached and Ravilo has a conflic…
Bennett's Former Lawyer Appointment as State Comptroller Faces High Court Challenge
Israel's High Court will hear petitions challenging Michael Ravilo's election as state comptroller, citing alleged vote-documentation pressure and his ties to Benjamin Netanyahu…
New state comptroller tells High Court he can serve impartially despite past ties
State Comptroller-elect Michael Ravilo filed his first response to High Court petitions challenging his appointment. He denied that his past professional ties disqualify him and s…
Former Supreme Court Justice Yossef Elron challenges illegal state comptroller vote
Yossef Elron asked Israel’s High Court to annul the election of Michael Ravilo, Benjamin Netanyahu’s lawyer, as state comptroller. Petitioners say the vote was tainted because law…
Deputy Foreign Minister Admits Lawmakers Were Told to Film Their Secret Ballots
Sharren Haskel said coalition MKs were instructed to film their secret ballots in the Knesset vote for state comptroller. The vote elected Michael Ravilo after a second-round reve…
Netanyahu’s Political ‘Golden Parachute’ Signals Fear of Election Defeat
An opinion article says Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing for a possible election defeat by stacking key posts with loyalists and building a political safety net. It argues the stra…
Netanyahu Aide Admits There Was an Instruction to Record the Vote
An audio recording aired on Shishi appears to show a source close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitting that coalition lawmakers were instructed to document their secret…
Elron: State Comptroller vote was invalid, ballot was not secret
Retired Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron said the Knesset vote for state comptroller was invalid and that the ballot was not secret, after losing to Michael Ravilo. Meanwhile, th…
Next State Comptroller: Ravilo Arrives for First Handover Meeting with Engelman
Michael Ravilo, elected by the Knesset as Israel’s next state comptroller, held his first handover meeting on Thursday with outgoing comptroller Matanyahu Englman in Jerusalem. En…
Bennett Slams Appointment of State Comptroller as 'Record-Breaking Lawlessness and Chaos'
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attacked the coalition over the appointment of Michael Ravilo, Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal lawyer, as State Comptroller, calling the proces…