Articles in "ombudsman"
A Generation Interrupted: How Israel’s Displaced Children Lost Nearly Two School Years
The children arrived at the hotels with nothing. No school bags, no textbooks, no routine. Some had watched their homes burn. Others had ...
246,000 People, No Map: The Chaos of Israel’s Wartime Displacement
When the residents of Sderot fled their city on and after October 7, 2023, they scattered across 165 different hotels and guesthouses. The ...
Israel Had Plans to Evacuate Its Border Towns. None of Them Worked.
When Hamas terrorists breached Israel's southern border fence on the morning of October 7, 2023, tens of thousands of residents living ...
Government Report Finds Deep Gaps in Israel’s Energy Preparedness
Israel's electricity grid and fuel supply networks were riddled with critical gaps when the country went to war in October 2023, and many ...
Audit Exposes Widespread Failures in Israel’s Document Verification System
When Israelis need documents recognized abroad -- to obtain a foreign passport, a professional license, or have a marriage approved ...
State Comptroller Faults Government on Pace of Southern Israel Rebuilding
Despite large budgets and the establishment of a dedicated rehabilitation authority, delays, uneven execution, and weak coordination have ...
Vulnerable Israelis Overcharged in Property Taxes, State Report Finds
Israel's State Comptroller has uncovered widespread flaws in the way local municipalities assess and collect property taxes, finding that ...
Israeli Police Misused Advanced Surveillance Tools for Years, Comptroller Reports
Editor's note Jan. 21, 2026: This story has been updated to include a response from the Israel Police. Israeli police engaged in ...
Audit Reveals Widespread Financial Violations in Israel’s 2024 Municipal Elections
Israel's State Comptroller uncovered significant financial irregularities and campaign violations in the February 2024 municipal elections, ...
Israeli Schools Were Unprepared for War Emergency Despite COVID Lessons
Nearly 2 million Israeli students faced disrupted education after the October 7 Hamas attacks, with schools lacking basic technological ...
