State comptroller

'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.

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.
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

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks past a public bombshelter with illustration of Israeli soldiers, in northern Israel, September 10, 2025

Israel unprepared for war: One-third of population lacks shelter access, state audit reveals

Matanyahu Englman

Chaos of October 7: What any inquiry must uncover - opinion


State Comptroller demands PMO documents including on meetings with the IDF and Shin Bet

The comptroller said that turning over these documents will not impact or cause additional security concerns.

 State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends the Eli Horowitz Conference, organized by Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem on May 22, 2024

High Court freezes comptroller probe into October 7 security failures

The IDF has previously opposed the investigation until after the war was over and has since begun its own probe into the events that unfolded during the October 7 ,massacre.

 A view of an Israeli flag and other belongings inside a burnt house that has been abandoned for two months after the deadly October 7 attack by gunmen from Palestinian militant group Hamas from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri, southern Israel, December 7, 2023.

Israelis have enough dangers to worry about, let's not make road safety one of them - editorial

“Israel’s roads are a ticking time bomb… Behind every dead person and every injured person is a family whose life has been destroyed," State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman wrote last week.

 The sight of a car crash in Haifa, Israel, that injured two people, on January 13, 2023.

State Comptroller Englman to be first Israeli to serve as head of an intl. organization

The State Comptroller of Israel will be the only senior public figure in Israel to serve as head of an international organization.

 Israel's State Comptroller, Matanyahu Englman and outgoing EUROSAI President, Miloslav Kala, during the appointment ceremony as the new president of EUROSAI, May 27, 2028.

'A ticking time bomb': State Comptroller criticizes handling of road accidents

While the number of people killed as a result of road accidents is minor in European countries, in Israel it has increased by considerable percentages, the State Comptroller revealed.

 Matanyahu Englman.

Financial stability an elusive goal for Israel's soccer clubs, despite being most popular sport

Audit of country's No. 1 sport reveals many troubling realities regarding player salaries, mismanagement and overall lack of regulation and enforcement.

 WHILE SOCCER seems to be thriving in Israel - at least on the pitch - the story behind the scenes, particularly when it comes to club budgets and profitability, is somewhat of a mess, as highlighted in the Comptroller Report's audit results released to the public this week.

Comptroller: Cyber and information security issues found with Israel Land Authority

The authority has millions of scanned files on land rights, with much of the information collected by the authority sensitive, and some includes personal and business information.

 STATE COMPTROLLER Matanyahu Englman condemned the assignment of female cadets in the IDF officers’ course to guard terrorists who committed violent acts of sexual assault and murder on October 7, the writer notes.

The time has come for an investigation into the October 7 failures - opinion

There are those who argue and say “not yet,” who say “wait until the war is over.”

 STATE COMPTROLLER Matanyahu Englman: Agencies, including the IDF, must adhere to his request for material and information relating to the investigation into the October 7 attack, the writer notes.

Netanyahu, Bennett, Lapid: The funds allocated to the Prime Minister's residences in recent years

In a report published by Maariv: these are the funds utilized for Prime Ministerial residences in recent years, covering both construction, security, and maintenance expenses.

Yair Lapid, left, and Benjamin Netanyahu, right.

‘Functional stagnation:’ Comptroller exposes Israel’s climate crisis failures

The comptroller's findings indicate that Israel is projected to only reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 12% from 2015 to 2030, which is 56% less than the target of 27%. 

 State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman