A chaotic and highly controversial vote in Israel's Knesset has ended with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s personal lawyer, Michael Rabello, being elected as the nation's next state comptroller. The independent government watchdog role is vital to holding Israeli leadership accountable, making the appointment of a close Netanyahu ally a major flashpoint.
MK Moshe Saada, a member of Israel’s ruling Likud party, called on his party chief, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order a strike on Iran’s nuclear sites in retaliation for Tehran’s missile attack on Israel last week.
