State comptroller
Unfilled state comptroller seat stalls Israel's whistleblower protections and campaign oversight
The comptroller vacancy followed a disputed vote in the Knesset to choose former state comptroller Englman’s successor.
Knesset Speaker Ohana says he's 'glad, proud' Likud defied High Court on repeating comptroller vote
Israel is undermining election oversight without a state comptroller - opinion
MK Sharren Haskel testifies at Lahav 433 in connection with comptroller election scandal
Israeli government under pressure to overhaul foreign worker policy
The appeal followed Englman’s report on the state’s handling of the labor crisis in construction after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, when the entry of Palestinian workers into Israel was halted.
Under renewed missile fire, Israel’s civilian vulnerabilities resurface - analysis
State Comptroller audit highlights structural gaps in shelters, schools, and hospitals as Israel faces renewed missile attacks.
Gov’t, IDF had no approved mass civilian evacuation plan pre-Oct. 7, comptroller report finds
As of October 7, Israel still has zero approved national operational evacuation plans and has conducted no emergency drills for a mass civilian displacement scenario, the comptroller found.
High Court urged to lift Oct. 7 audit freeze, hold semi-classified hearing
The original ruling did not permanently bar the comptroller from auditing the events of October 7, but temporarily froze work on eight defined “core” audits while
Israel entered Gaza war without emergency plan for electricity, energy sectors, probe finds
A report by State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman revealed that Israel entered the October 7 war without an updated, fully implemented emergency framework for the electricity and energy sectors.
My Word: The painful probe into October 7 - opinion
After the October 7 massacre, Israel demands answers. But who should investigate the failures, and can any commission restore trust and prevent the next attack?
'Netanyahu is a liar': Yoav Gallant challenges PM's pre-October 7 intelligence documents
Gallant accused the prime minister of attempting to “engineer the perception” of Israeli society: "They take snippets of discussions and sentences from long periods of time, piece them together."
'Systematic failures': Israel Police carried out illegal surveillance for years, probe finds
The report examines the police’s growing reliance on technological surveillance tools for law enforcement purposes, including wiretaps, cyber tools, and the collection of communications data.
February 2024 local elections plagued by widespread financing irregularities, report reveals
The report also addresses problematic employment practices, including cases in which lists paid salaries to candidates who were themselves running in the elections.
Israel unprepared for war: One-third of population lacks shelter access, state audit reveals
The comptroller's ninth report on the Israel-Hamas war found that approximately 3.2 million Israeli lacked access to standard protective spaces.
