Matanyahu Englman

Israel was unprepared for 10,000 Palestinian security prisoners during war, report finds

Overcrowded prisons and the sudden release of senior Hamas figures during the Gaza war reportedly harmed Israeli security and delayed legal proceedings for October 7 attacks.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility after some of them broke in, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.
State Comptroller and Ombudsman Matanyahu Englman addresses the final EUROSAI Governing Board meeting held under his presidency in Rome, May 2026.

European audit leaders honor Israel’s state comptroller at final EUROSAI board meeting

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman received a standing ovation from heads and representatives of European supreme audit institutions at the conclusion of a Rome meeting.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026.

Comptroller withholds NIS 150,000 from Likud over party membership oversight failures

Comptroller Englman raised concerns that membership fees may have been paid by someone other than the party member, a practice that is illegal under Israeli law.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
An illustration of a cyber board with an Israel flag.

Critical vulnerabilities left government systems, sensitive data, open to cyberattacks during war

Englman: Israel must be ready for Iranian cyber threats; audit finds failures in Foreign Min. systems, Housing Min. databases, remote-work security, digital services.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Laundered titles and a flying white elephant - opinion

Many have suggested that the plane ought to be sold, but that is impossible because of the secret technologies built into the plane.

MARCH 20, 2022BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
THE PRIME MINISTER’S plane, a Boeing 767, lands at Ben-Gurion Airport after its first test flight, in November 2019.

State Comptroller Englman picks new IDF, defense establishment auditor

Brig.-Gen. (res) Eitan Dahan was the state comptroller's pick for the position of director of the Defense Audit Division.

FEBRUARY 14, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englmann attends a press conference to announce the opening of an investigationn into Israel's Mount Meron disaster, at the State Comptroller offices in Jerusalem, May 3, 2021.

Israel’s start-up nation status must be fought for - comptroller

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman leads an international report on transforming the global workforce.

DECEMBER 26, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englmann attends a press conference to announce the opening of an investigationn into Israel's Mount Meron disaster, at the State Comptroller offices in Jerusalem, May 3, 2021.

Comptroller: Gov’t has failed to help, police Bedouins in the Negev

In a report on the status of the Bedouin population in the Negev, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman slammed a wide number of government ministries and authorities.

AUGUST 4, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
UMM AL-HIRAN, a Bedouin village in the southern Negev.

How independent is State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman?

The true picture is far more complex than is often portrayed.

MAY 23, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
ON THE scene in Meron after the Lag Ba’Omer disaster, May 4