"There's a complete lack of interest in public accountability," he said.

"There's a tiny board, with no public accountability or understanding of the community."

And all of this needs to be done with public accountability - not behind closed doors.

At the same time, while Israel is a democracy, its elected leaders have little public accountability either.

Clearly, this investigation has to meet a higher standard of public accountability.

But judicial control is only one form of what might be called 'public accountability'.

They gain the money but public accountability for those services.

"We need public accountability for the deaths of these children."

The oversight and staff were added in the name of public accountability.

And the groups say that the measure would provide added public accountability to the budget process.