Israeli Supreme Court Suspends Michael Ravilo's Appointment as State Comptroller

On July 1, 2026, a five-judge panel of the Israeli Supreme Court, led by President Isaac Amit, unanimously issued an interim injunction suspending Michael Ravilo's appointment as State Comptroller. The decision was made just before the end of the current comptroller Matanyahu Solberg's term, to allow sufficient time for the court to deliver a final ruling on multiple petitions challenging Ravilo's appointment.

The panel included Vice President Noam Sohlberg and Justices Daphne Barak-Erez, Gila Gamliel, and Ruth Ronen. They emphasized the urgency of the suspension due to the tight timeline and promised to issue the full judgment as soon as possible. The injunction follows a wave of petitions filed by a broad coalition of political figures and civil society organizations, such as the Movement for Quality Government, the Israel Bar Association, the State Camp faction, Knesset members Karin Elharar and Naama Lazimi, attorney Yehuda Ressler, Yaya Pink, and the "Brothers and Sisters in Arms" organization.

Respondents in the petitions include the Knesset, the Speaker of the Knesset, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Likud faction, and retired judge Yosef Elron. The legal teams representing the parties in the recent heated hearings included attorneys Eliad Sheraga, Yuval Yoaz, Ilan Bombach, and Yitzhak Bart. This unprecedented legal and public drama unfolds as the government faces a significant setback in securing Ravilo's appointment, with the Supreme Court asserting its oversight role in the process.

The court's decision temporarily halts Ravilo's assumption of the State Comptroller role until the final verdict is delivered, marking a critical moment in Israeli judicial and political affairs.