Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsCiting an 'unwanted cloud' hanging over the vote to select Michael Rabello, PM Netanyahu's personal lawyer, the High Court of Justice gave the Knesset until Sunday to decide whether it will hold an additional vote for the role of State ComptrollerShare 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 formatSubscribeChen MaanitJune 18, 2026Updated:04:25 PM IDTIsrael's High Court of Justice advised the Knesset to hold a revote to choose the State Comptroller after the initial vote, which ended in the selection of Prime Minister Netanyahu's personal lawyer for the role, was marred in controversy.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LikudKnessetIsraeli politicsBenjamin NetanyahuIsrael Supreme CourtCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael ElectionsGaza FlotillaAIPAC's PlaybookIsrael FlightsWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastFormer NSO Founder and ex-Austrian Leader Raise Millions for New Security Firm'I've Lived at That School. The Girls Can't Fool Me Into Thinking They're Okay'IDF Troops Say They Are 'Policing' Displaced Civilians' Return to Lebanon HomesAn Israeli Artisan Dairy Born From Memories of Cheesemaking in ZakhoPoll: Eisenkot Continues to Outpace Bennett-Lapid as Netanyahu's Likud TopsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East Ablaze'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?Fork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the OccupationThe Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in France