Israel's new state comptroller is a gatekeeper without a gate

Michael Rabello's appointment as the next state watchdog threatens to turn the role into another institution serving the government rather than overseeing it

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Israel's new state comptroller is a gatekeeper without a gate

Michael Rabello's appointment as the next state watchdog threatens to turn the role into another institution serving the government rather than overseeing it

Nehemia Shtrasler

12:40 AM • June 09 2026 IDT

The renewed fighting with Iran, complete with alerts and missiles, must not be allowed to obscure the following fact: Michael Rabello has no self-respect. If he did, he would have refused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's offer to be the next state comptroller.

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