Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsAnalysis The election of Michael Rabello as state watchdog offers a flashing red warning of what may await after the election: a governing crime organization prepared to cross every red line to stay in powerShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeGidi Weitz08:22 PM • June 03 2026 IDTThe election of Michael Rabello as Israel's state watchdog marks another step in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's drive toward one-man rule, a system in which he is no longer subject to oversight or scrutiny by the institutions tasked with holding his power to account.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Benjamin NetanyahuIsrael Elections 2026Israeli judiciary CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrumpGulfLebanonAdam HamawyFake Haaretz'Cabaret'HaQuizHaaretz PodcastThis Is Netanyahu's Most Corrupt Pick Yet. Israel Is Racing Toward One-man RuleTrump Called Netanyahu 'Fucking Crazy.' Why Won't Bibi's Rivals?Prominent Israeli Reporters Threatened in Graffiti at Channel's Tel Aviv OfficeIsrael Police Seek Far-right, Religious Jewish Cops for Jerusalem's Al-AqsaLebanese Army Says Soldier Killed in Israeli Strike, Two Others WoundedRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?Far-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkUN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Israel's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway13 Signs That Israel Missed: How Disaster Unfolded the Night Before October 7