State Comptroller

Palestinians citizens of Israel participate in a vigil in the town of Ramle marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, on November 25, 2015. (Yotam Ronen)
The Arab public wants better policing — and Israeli police don’t care
Israel’s state comptroller released recommendations for improving policing in Arab communities. But none of them seem to address the real problem: police indifference. By Nisreen Salameh Shahbari On a cold February morning this year, my four-year-old son’s daycare was broken into. Sights of happy children singing and drawing were replaced with photos of horrific destruction and looting.…
By +972 Magazine August 26, 2018
Israelis march in support of IDF troops fighting in the Gaza Strip in the Old City of Jerusalem, July 31, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Against the Israeli Right’s state of war
Despite the fallout from the State Comptroller’s report on the 2014 Gaza war, we must remember that the violent atmosphere it created was a boon for an Israeli Right that fosters nationalism, racism and persecution of the Left. By Alon Mizrahi 1. Throughout my life, I have witnessed Israel take part in a long list of…
By +972 Magazine March 3, 2017
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo by Activestills.org)
In response to damning housing report, Netanyahu demands Israelis think about Iran
What do you do when facing backlash from all sides of the political spectrum? Blame it on the Ayatollah. A much-anticipated housing report published Wednesday evening by State Comptroller Yosef Shapira blamed the Netanyahu government for failing to properly deal with the rising costs of housing in Israel. According to Shapira, poor government planning and…
By Edo Konrad February 25, 2015
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