Joseph Shapira

Report blasts Regev on handling of Diaspora for Independence Day ceremony

Report also attacks irregularities in gifting ceremony tickets.

Miri Regev
Arlozorov Bus Station in Tel Aviv

State comptroller: Public transport in worsening, costly crisis

Netanyahu and Shapira

Netanyahu must return $300,000 to tycoon donors: Comptroller Ct’ee says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem

PM blasts comptroller for denying access to funds for legal defense


Former Netanyahu employee: I feel like a girl who's been raped and told to shut up

Meni Naftali responds to charges that he was behind high expenditures at Prime Minister's Residence detailed in State Comptroller report.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara on his 65th birthday.

Likud on comptroller report: Peres was worse

Report finds former president's expenditures to be 20 times greater than Netanyahu's.

Yuval Steinitz

Shapira brings in outside experts to help judge IDF compliance with int’l law

Prof. Michael Newton, Prof. Moshe Halbertal and Prof. Miguel Deutsc, recruited for evaluation.

State Comptroller Joseph Shapira‏

Police increase use of Taser guns despite criticism

State Comptroller’s Report finds only 8% of complaints over weapon lead to criminal indictments, Shapira slams police for declaring them non-deadly without reviewing all relevant factors.

Taser (illustrative)

Shapira: Transportation national plan, updates of railway system necessary

Comptroller report calls for expedited renovation of the country’s rail system.

Israel train

Israel to host two EUROSAI conferences

EUROSAI (the European Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions) is one of the regional groups of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI).

State Comptroller Joseph Shapira‏

Comptroller slams local political parties for violating campaign financing laws

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat fined NIS 406,087 for violating campaign finance laws.

State Comptroller Joseph Shapira‏

State Comptroller to probe if Israel violated international law during Gaza operation

As UN Human Rights Council set to launch probe of Operation Protective Edge, state comptroller announces internal probe of decision-making process of IDF and government during operation.

State Comptroller Joseph Shapira‏

State Comptroller to probe if Israel violated international law during Gaza operation

As UN Human Rights Council set to launch probe of Operation Protective Edge, state comptroller announces internal probe.

State Comptroller Joseph Shapira‏

Comptroller: Detainees released in middle of West Bank without transportation home

Detainees released in middle of night from police stations often forced to hitchhike home, report finds.

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