State Comptroller
Israeli-media coverage mentioning State Comptroller, translated into English and compared across sources. 48 recent stories.
Exclusive records show Nova Festival files deleted from police systems
Screenshots obtained by Kan News show that many Nova festival licensing files were deleted from Israeli police computer systems, mainly in January 2024. The deleted material inclu…
Netanyahu and the ultra-Orthodox launch legislative push amid legal doubts
Knesset coalition lawmakers are preparing a rapid legislative push for the Netanyahu ultra-Orthodox deal, despite sharp legal objections. The package includes Torah study, draft-a…
Aryeh Barkat: Supreme Court Should Restrain Itself Over Vote-Recording Row
Dr. Aryeh Barkat attacked the Supreme Court after it urged the Knesset to rerun the state comptroller vote. He said filming ballots was foolish but not a legal basis for intervent…
Political Appointments Can Build or Break Public Institutions, Op-Ed Argues
An Israeli columnist argues that while most political appointees damage public institutions, two former colleagues proved that capable appointees can succeed. He says the current…
State Comptroller Warns Israel Is Still Not Prepared for a Major Earthquake
Following the earthquake in Venezuela, Israel’s State Comptroller warned that Israel is still not properly prepared for a major earthquake. He cited recent reports saying urban re…
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…
State Audit Warns Israel Is Unprepared for an Aging Population
An Israeli opinion piece argues that the state has failed to prepare for rapid population aging. Citing a State Comptroller report, it says no major government target from a 2015…
Investor Mortgages Surge as Buy-to-Let Buyers Get Stuck With Apartments
Bank of Israel data show investor mortgages have jumped more than 50% since early 2023, reaching a record 1.46 million shekels in May. The surge is tied to developers’ pre-sale pr…
From Operation Protective Edge to October 7, the Cost of a False Assumption
The article argues that Israel’s policy after the 2014 Gaza war helped build a dangerous false assumption about Hamas. It says the refusal to make the return of fallen soldiers an…
Fleishman Calls Pressure on State Comptroller a Serious Criminal Offense, Demands Names
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman said senior military officials pressured his office not to publish part of a report on October 7. On Channel 14, Itamar Fleishman called it a s…
Former General Says 2018 Army Readiness Report Was Buried Before October 7
Retired General Yitzhak Brik said Gadi Eisenkot hid a 2018 report warning that the IDF was unprepared for war. Speaking in Jerusalem, Brik blamed long-term neglect, outsourcing, a…
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…
State Audit Says Israel Loses Hundreds of Millions a Year From Partnership Tax Evasion
Israel’s state comptroller says weak registration and reporting rules for partnerships are costing the treasury about NIS 340 million a year. The report cites widespread non-regis…
State Comptroller backs mortgage broker regulation as sector faces conflict-of-interest concerns
Israel’s State Comptroller has endorsed regulating the mortgage advisory sector, where about 60% of borrowers use advisers despite the absence of licensing or oversight. A bill al…
State Comptroller Warns Parking-Camera Use Could Void Hundreds of Tickets
Israel's state comptroller says many local authorities use parking-enforcement cameras in ways that threaten privacy and may breach procurement rules. The report warns this could…
State Comptroller Finds No Organized Plan for Israel’s EV Charging Network
Israel’s State Comptroller says electric-vehicle charging infrastructure is badly behind demand and lacks a clear national plan. The report cites fast EV growth, too few chargers…
Sister of slain medic blasts reported coalition deal over October 7 inquiry
Amit Man’s sister condemned a reported deal between Netanyahu and the ultra-Orthodox parties that would trade support for an October 7 inquiry for religious legislation. Separatel…
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…
State Comptroller Says Some Petitioners Asked Him to Remove Accountability Sections from October 7 Reports
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman said some petitioners against his October 7 reports asked him to remove the accountability chapter. He said eight reports are frozen by a High…
State Comptroller Says Ashal Rabin Conversion Delay Cost the Public at Least NIS 4.6 Billion
A State Comptroller report says delays in Israel Electric Corporation's Orot Rabin gas-conversion project cost the public at least NIS 4.6 billion. The report faults poor planning…
State Comptroller Warns Israel Is Expanding Gas Exports Without Long-Term Domestic Safeguards
A State Comptroller report says Israel is expanding natural gas exports without first deciding how much gas must be saved for domestic use. It warns that weak planning could under…
Outgoing state comptroller says military officials asked him to drop blame sections from Oct. 7 reports
Matanyahu Englman said military petitioners asked him to remove responsibility findings from reports on the October 7 attacks. He said several reports are frozen by the High Court…
State audit exposes massive failures in budget control, assets and regulation
Israel’s State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman published harsh audit reports on Wednesday. He found major failures in budget oversight, state asset management, pensions, consumer pr…
State Auditor Finds Government Property Managed Without Updated Mapping or Security Data
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman said the Finance Ministry’s Government Housing Administration manages thousands of state properties without an updated inventory. The report al…
State Comptroller Urges Fewer Coalition Budget Transfers After December Surge
State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman called on the Finance Ministry to reduce and advance budget transfers to improve parliamentary oversight. His report said 77 transfers totalin…
State Auditor Warns of Soaring Civil Service Pension Costs
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman said the Civil Service Pensions Directorate has not adequately corrected problems found in a 2020 report. The audit said 14,000 retirees were n…
State Comptroller Finds Tax Authority Security Gaps Enable Identity Theft and Fake Invoices
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman says weaknesses in the Israel Tax Authority’s identification system let criminals steal business identities and issue fake invoices. The report…
Israel Came Days From Running Out of Cooking Gas, State Comptroller Warns
Israel came days from a cooking-gas shortage about six months ago when one ship’s arrival prevented a crisis. A State Comptroller report warns the country still lacks adequate sto…
Smotrich unveils compensation plan for businesses hit by extortion
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is advancing a 30 million shekel compensation plan for businesses damaged by extortion and left uncovered by insurance. The scheme, developed wit…
Progressive anti-Israel candidates score major wins in New York Democratic primaries
New York Democrats’ primaries produced major wins for the city’s progressive, anti-Israel camp, including Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and Darializa Avila Chevalier. Thomas DiNapol…
National Insurance fund heads toward a 10 billion shekel deficit this year
Israel’s National Insurance Institute is heading toward a 10 billion shekel deficit this year, with a possible 23 billion shekel shortfall by 2030. A Finance Ministry forecast and…
Solberg Warns of Election Crisis, Raises Alarm Over Foreign Interference
Justice Noam Solberg warned that Israel must prepare for an election crisis as boundaries between permitted and forbidden conduct are already blurring. He cited an unusual wave of…
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…
Likud Figures Push Netanyahu to Consider Dissolving the Knesset Early
Likud insiders are urging Benjamin Netanyahu to consider dissolving the Knesset amid tensions with the ultra-Orthodox parties and fears of a constructive no-confidence coup. Netan…
Former Employees Allege Fake Treatments Were Used to Recruit Ultra-Orthodox Members to Clalit
Former Clalit employees allege the insurer used fake therapy receipts and other benefits to recruit ultra-Orthodox members in Central District branches. Clalit, Weiss, and the Hea…
First Fal-Kal Building in Rishon Lezion Set for Demolition in Urban Renewal Project
A residential building in Rishon Lezion built with the Fal-Kal method will be demolished as part of a new urban renewal project. Its developer says the plan, made possible by merg…
Welfare Ministry to open small residential units for removed children ages 3 to 6 amid foster care shortage
Israel’s Welfare Ministry will open small residential groups for removed children ages 3 to 6 as foster-family shortages leave many children waiting in emergency care. The first s…
Finance Ministry Moves to End Premium Discounts for Yeshiva Students and Students
Israel’s Finance Ministry is preparing to end reduced National Insurance and health payments for yeshiva and university students, raising the monthly charge from 171 to 266 shekel…
Court Lifts Injunction, Letting Likud Convention Meet
A Jerusalem court lifted the injunction blocking the Likud convention and allowed it to meet to approve primary rules. The judges said the election timetable required urgency, whi…
Knesset Speaker Reportedly Weighs Defying High Court Order Over State Comptroller Vote
Channel 13 reported that Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana is considering ignoring a High Court interim order blocking Michael Ravivo’s appointment as state comptroller. The justices que…
Former National Insurance chief calls treasury surplus deal unlawful
Former National Insurance Institute chief Meir Spiegler defended the 2018 long-term care reform and rejected a State Comptroller claim that it hurt the agency’s finances. He also…
Likud Urges Fixed Cameras in Every Polling Station Amid Election Integrity Concerns
Likud MK Amit Halevi proposed placing fixed cameras in every polling station, while the Central Elections Committee’s acting director general strongly rejected the idea. The propo…
Expanded Supreme Court panel set for elections comptroller petition
An expanded High Court of Justice panel has been assigned to hear a case related to the elections for the state comptroller. The five-justice bench includes Itzhak Amit, Noam Sohl…
Coalition lawmaker says there were flaws in state comptroller vote
Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel said Monday there were flaws in the secret ballot for Israel’s state comptroller election. Speaking on Galey Israel, she said her assessment…
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…
Coalition MK’s Testimony Could Affect Supreme Court Challenge to Rivallo Appointment
Sharren Haskel said coalition lawmakers were forced to photograph their votes in the Knesset election for State Comptroller. Her testimony could affect High Court petitions challe…
Economy Ministry Promises Cheaper Direct Imports from the U.S.
Israel has approved a reform to ease direct imports from the United States, with officials promising lower prices for consumers. The article warns that earlier import reforms did…
Economy Ministry Promises Cheaper Imports from the U.S., but Past Reforms Barely Reached Shoppers
Israel approved a new import reform that would let many U.S.-standard products enter with fewer approvals, and officials say it could save families hundreds of shekels a month. Bu…