Former Civil Service Commissioner Daniel Hershkowitz has announced his withdrawal from the race for the position of State Comptroller.
The race now pits Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s attorney Michael Rabilo against former Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron.
On Tuesday, Ynet reported that five coalition MKs had revoked their recommendation for Rabilo, including MK Eli Dellal, who had initially signed up 10 MKs to support Rabilo.
Later on Tuesday, MK Merav Ben-Ari announced on X/Twitter that she would submit signatures from Yesh Atid and the Together Party in support of Elron, calling him “an example of a person who reached the pinnacle of the judicial system through hard work, integrity, and decency.”
מחר אגיש בשם סיעת יש עתיד(יחד) וכל מי שירצה להצטרף אלינו, חתימות למינוי מבקר המדינה הבא של ישראל, את שופט ביהמ”ש העליון לשעבר – יוסף אלרון.
אלרון הוא דוגמה לאדם שהגיע לפסגת מערכת המשפט בזכות עבודה קשה, יושרה ודרך ארץ. בן למשפחת עולים מעיראק שצמח בחיפה, שמר לאורך כל הדרך על… pic.twitter.com/QMzYpcUWEc— מירב בן ארי🟠Merav Ben Ari (@Meravbenari) May 19, 2026
Likud will support Rabilo, MK claims
Ben-Ari also claimed that Likud, “a spineless bunch, servants of a leader who get offended when I call them lackeys,” would be supporting Rabilo.
“The Likud of today has no connection whatsoever to advancing Mizrahim or simply to advancing worthy people to important positions,” she said. “They only promote those loyal to the supreme leader and still dare to call themselves a democratic party.”
Tzvi Jasper contributed to this report.
