Israel unprepared for climate change as laws stall, Dead Sea plans languish
“The writing is on the wall,” State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman said on Tuesday, warning that the government has…
Israel unprepared for key economic risks, audit warns
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned on Wednesday that Israel has not properly prepared for several economic risks that affect…
Comptroller warns National Insurance will be unable to fund its welfare commitments by 2035
The National Insurance Institute, which provides welfare benefits, is on a trajectory to be unable to fully fund…
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…
The Knesset’s Rabello affair reveals Netanyahu’s enduring blind spot
At the end of October, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will once again face the Israeli electorate, perhaps for…
Comptroller: Prison overcrowding has harmed Shin Bet, delayed Oct. 7 terror trials
Israel was unprepared to absorb the thousands of Palestinian security prisoners it has arrested since the Hamas-led 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…
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;…
Israel entered war with weakened domestic weapons-production capacity – probe
Israel entered the multi-front war it finds itself in now nearly three years ago with weakened domestic weapons-production…
State comptroller says government bloated, inefficient, with widespread dysfunction
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned Tuesday that Israel’s government is unusually large and inefficient, with up to three…