Israel’s elderly population hits two million as cost of nursing
Israel has not built a coordinated national response to its aging population, despite more than a decade of…
High Court to Knesset: Hold third vote on state comptroller appointment
The High Court of Justice on Thursday asked the Knesset to consider voting for a third time for…
Knesset panel revises bill creating political Oct. 7 probe, preserves coalition control
The Knesset Constitution Committee on Tuesday advanced legislation establishing a politically appointed commission of inquiry into the October…
Israel audit flags cyber gaps, urges national action to strengthen security
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned that Israel’s cyber-preparedness gaps before and during the Israel-Hamas war amounted to a…
Israel’s state comptroller honored by European audit chiefs in Rome
European audit leaders paid tribute to State Comptroller and Ombudsman Matanyahu Englman at the conclusion of the final…
How Netanyahu’s mafia politics degrade Israeli government
The election of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal attorney, Michael Rabello, by the Knesset as Israel’s new state…
Source close to Netanyahu admits MKs were told to film their comptroller votes — report
An individual close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that lawmakers were instructed to record their votes in…
Knesset legal adviser upholds comptroller vote, says opposition hadn’t opposed ballot-filming
The Knesset’s legal adviser Sagit Afik issued a legal opinion Thursday night rejecting a call for lawmakers to…
Netanyahu forces through election of his lawyer as state comptroller amid tainted vote
Lawmakers voted 61-57 in the Knesset on Wednesday to elect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal lawyer, Michael Rabello,…
Opposition decries election of Michael Rabello as state comptroller
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett said on Wednesday that “soon the Israeli government will not be run like…
Coalition accused of breaching secret Knesset vote for state comptroller
The Knesset’s secret-ballot vote on Wednesday to select the country’s next state comptroller broke down into clashes and…
Israel’s diplomatic future may depend on its next security adviser
A senior diplomat once captured Israel’s foreign relations for me in just four words: “The good is improving;…