Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsAnalysis Netanyahu the boss made the decision; Amir Ohana, the street boss, ignored legal counsel; terrified foot soldiers went out on their mission; and consigliere Michael Rabello was chosen in sin. Once upon a time, Israel's prime minister would conceal his crimes; today, there is no value he won't trample. The writing is on the wall: the integrity of the election is in dangerShare 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 formatSubscribe06:03 AM • June 04 2026 IDTIf the newly minted State Comptroller-elect Michael Rabello were a reasonable man, he would have been quick to announced that he is refusing the honor, after seeing how the vote in the Knesset was tainted by threats and public pressure. CommentsIn the NewsIsrael's Incitatus: Netanyahu's Criminal Enterprise Is Out in the OpenTrump Still Has No Answer to Iran's Tit-for-tat StrategyNYU Student Draws Hate Crime Rap for Flying Flag With Swastikas, Star of DavidIsrael and Lebanon Agree to Renew Cease-fire, Will Create 'Pilot' Security ZonesSara Netanyahu Joined in Interview of Candidate for PM's Military SecretaryRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFar-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?UN 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 Underway'Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report Says