State comptroller

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?

|ByLIAT COLLINS
Homes are destroyed, following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel November 2, 2023
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend an event for outstanding soldiers as part of Israel's 75th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's residence in Jerusalem on April 26, 2023

'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."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
High Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez arrives for a hearing on petitions calling to halt or substantially limit State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s investigations into the failures surrounding the Hamas's October 7 massacre, December 29, 2025; illustrative.

'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.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Israel Elections: A polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021.

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.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Exclusive: Israeli comptroller gives advise to British comptroller

British Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens is seeking State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman's guidance about a potential change.

OCTOBER 25, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Matanyahu Englman, third from the left

IDF can't keep up West Bank operation due to logistics shortage - comptroller

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman finds logistical support lacking for IDF troops and reservists.

OCTOBER 2, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
IDF soldiers work to arrest Palestinians as part of Operation Break the Wave

Israeli comptroller to push climate issues at global UAE conference

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman is set to become the first Israeli president of the European Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions ever.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at Tuesday's Maariv Conference.

Israel needs stronger police amid lawlessness in mixed cities - editorial

The last government did an impressive job cracking down on crime in the Arab sector in an effort to stop gun violence and the spate of tragic murders. But more is needed.

JULY 31, 2022ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Israel Police Chief Kobi Shabtai and head of Jerusalem police district Doron Turgeman meet with press near the Damascus gate, following the recent days of clashes between jewish right-wing extremists and Palestinians, April 24, 2021

Arab residents of mixed cities disadvantaged compared to Jews - Comptroller

The first government decision referencing mixed cities was issued last year and included a budget for such cities.

JULY 27, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
The city of Lod is a large city with a mixed population of Jews, Arabs and new immigrants from different countries. September 22, 2011

Police failed to prepare for Guardian of the Walls riots, says Comptroller

About 520 outbreaks of violence were reported throughout Israel during the operation, killing three and injuring hundreds.

JULY 27, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Violent riots broke out in Ramla last night amid the ongoing violence between Palestinians and Israelis in east Jerusalem.

World War III will be a cyber war but the world isn't ready - comptroller

Israel's State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman explains the deficiencies of Israel’s public cybersecurity

JUNE 29, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Israel's State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman is seen addressing Cyber Week at Tel Aviv University, on June 29, 2022.

Comptroller criticizes three-fold cost rise in overseeing elections

The budget for oversight of polling stations tripled over the past three elections,

MAY 10, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
Israel Elections: A polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021.

NIS 470m. shortfall in defense spending for West Bank - report

In some cases the councils provided the IDF with equipment to access vital communications systems

MAY 10, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
IDF search for infiltrators into the West Bank settlement of Tekoa, May 8 2022.

State foot-dragging on erasing criminal records problematic

In June 2021, 830,000 individuals had criminal records in the police database.

MAY 10, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
An Israel Police forensic investigator is seen at the scene of the crime in Beit Shemesh on October 30, 2021