High Court says Knesset Speaker breached ruling, leaves comptroller vote to next Knesset

Israel's High Court ruled that Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana breached an earlier ruling by delaying a vote for state comptroller, but dismissed a petition to compel a repeat vote, leaving the appointment to the incoming Knesset. Israel has been without a comptroller for four months.

Merav Batito attacks in an opinion column the leaders of the Change Bloc – Bennett, Lapid, Golan, and Lieberman – for missing the political momentum after the elections and continuing with old tactics instead of leading real change. She notes that while the security and diplomatic challenges are great, they are busy with coalition games and alienating the public. Batito refers to the Supreme Court ruling that the 26th Knesset must vote on the appointment of the State Comptroller, while sharply criticizing the conduct of outgoing Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana. She calls on the bloc leaders to present new candidates, who are not men from the old government, and to renew trust in the institution of the State Comptroller. The column uses emotional and charged language, and accuses the bloc leaders of inaction and disregard for a critical role.