Simcha Rothman

Rothman kicks deputy attorney-general out of Knesset panel debating contentious A-G split bill

The removal incident took place during a debate on the bill, in which five of the attorney general's deputies made a rare joint appearance to present their opposition.

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Deputy Attorney-General Gil Limon in the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
MKS ATTEND a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on June 16, 2026.

Marathon Knesset meetings set to rapidly advance haredi parties’ contentious Torah study bill

The bill seeks to enshrine Torah study in the country’s Basic Law as part of a proposal that critics argue encourages draft evasion and changes the status of yeshiva students who do not serve.

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MK YULIA Malinovsky and MK Simcha Rothman tour the Atarot area in northern Jerusalem, at a site designated for the construction of a special court to prosecute Hamas terrorists who took part in the October 7 attack, June 17, 2026.

Israel begins construction of court complex for Oct. 7 Nukhba terrorist trials, Rothman says

Rothman, who co-sponsored the law with Yisrael Beytenu MK Yulia Malinovsky, toured the designated site in the Atarot industrial zone in northern Jerusalem, near the Kalandiya crossing.

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Members of the Knesset's Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee vote on the measure

Knesset panel advances contentious bill to split role of attorney-general ahead of first reading

The bill was approved by the committee in a unanimous vote, with nine in favor.

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Rothman to 'Post': Israel has veto power over Palestinian state, it's a matter of life and death

The state the Palestinian spokespersons are gunning for is also smack in the middle of the land-starved Jewish people’s tiny, zero-strategic-depth homeland.

FEBRUARY 22, 2024BySIMCHA ROTHMAN
MK Simcha Rothman at a special committee meeting on the "Deri Law", at the Knesset, the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 15, 2022.

Christian leader: Rally for Israel in streets, stop political correctness

The Knesset Christian Allies Caucus celebrates its 20th-anniversary at an event in the Knesset

JANUARY 24, 2024ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
MK Sharren Haskel, co-chair of the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus, speak at the caucus anniversary event on January 23, 2024.

Leaked High Court verdict shows intent to overturn judicial reform law

The Supreme Court responded to N12 reporter Amit Segal's report, stating that it views any leaks of the ruling with "great severity," adding that the verdict has not yet been finalized.

DECEMBER 27, 2023ByTAL SPUNGIN
The High Court hearing of the government's judicial reform reasonableness bill on September 12, 2023

Coalition will not accept concessions for Israel-Saudi peace, lawmakers warn

The co-chairs of the Land of Israel Caucus expressed optimism over the diplomatic progress made with Saudi Arabia, but warned Israel will not cede its rights.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Knesset Land of Israel Caucus co-chairs Yuli Edelstein, Simcha Rothman, and Limor Son-Har Melech on a tour in the West Bank.

Israel's future dystopia: Will democracy be replaced by electocracy? - opinion

Simcha Rothman’s dystopic vision proposes total domination of the elected, from Election Day to Election Day, no matter how slim the majority, no matter how strong the “con” polls are.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023ByGIL TROY
ANTI-JUDICIAL overhaul demonstrators protest at Ben-Gurion Airport as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flies to the US, earlier this week. Netanyahu disparaged demonstrators as ‘joining forces with the PLO, Iran, and others.’

50 Influential Jews: Yariv Levin and Simcha Rothman - No. 5

The Justice Minister and the Knesset Law Committee Chairman are the faces of the judicial reforms. They are not giving up.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee chairman MK Simcha Rothman and Justice Minister Yariv Levin.

Netanyahu and the coalition want unlimited power - opinion

Coalition members promote a French-style, popular sovereignty version of democracy, which replaced the absolute authority of the king with the absolute authority of the legislature.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023ByDAVID RICCI
THE PROBLEM with Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee chair Simcha Rothman’s presentation to the High Court is that he said nothing about judicial review, the writer argues.

Historic High Court hearing held on judicial reform law

The over 12-hour hearing is the culmination of a year of political and legal turmoil for Israel over the first judicial reform legislation to pass into law.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
High Court of Justice President Esther Hayut and the other Supreme Court justices are seen at a hearing over petitions against the reasonableness standard law, in Jerusalem, on September 12, 2023.

Rothman: Justices are 'privileged elites,' overruling Israeli democracy

Speaking at the historic High Court hearing on Tuesday, Rothman argued the court was overruling the democratic will of the people to choose their elected officials.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
MK Simcha Rothman seen at the High Court hearing of the government's judicial reform reasonableness bill on September 12, 2023

Israel's High Court rejects Rothman appeal to disqualify top justice

Rothman had appealed to the court on Monday as one of the respondents to the eight petitions against the judicial reform law.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
MK Simcha Rothman at a special committee meeting on the "Deri Law", at the Knesset, the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 15, 2022.