High Court Freezes Rabello Comptroller Appointment

The High Court of Justice issued an interim order freezing attorney Michael Rabello's entry as state comptroller until it rules on petitions challenging the June 3 Knesset vote. The order came days before outgoing comptroller Matanyahu Englman was due to leave and Rabello was expected to take office. The petitions focus on whether the secret-ballot requirement was violated after Likud MKs photographed or filmed their votes, while Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana had refused the court's earlier request to rerun the vote. Israel needs both parliamentary authority and a clean watchdog selection process that the public can trust.