‘Government will not be run like mafia,’ says Bennett as opposition reacts to comptroller election

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, February 17, 2026 (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
The opposition warned, after the highly controversial vote took place in the Knesset plenum, that the election was illegal, while many petitions were also filed with the High Court of Justice.