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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Religious Zionist MK to advance bill greatly limiting migration into Israel

If the bill is to pass, Israel would have a set annual quota for people gaining refugee status in the country.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Eritrean asylum seekers who oppose the regime in Eritrea protest outside a conference of regime supporters in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023

Rothman looks to ban Israel's top justice from judicial reform hearing

Knesset Legal Advisor Sagit Afik reportedly refused to file the motion, which Rothman sought because she had expressed bias on the matter.

SEPTEMBER 3, 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.

Rothman, Yair Netanyahu seek restraining orders against protesters

Simcha Rothman filed a restraining order against a group of over 400 people who sought to disrupt his vacation.

AUGUST 23, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
MK Simcha Rothman, Head of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee seen during a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 20, 2023

Online initiative gets Israelis and Diaspora Jews talking

Ledaber's mission is to heal Israeli society through personal interactions and foster genuine understanding.

JULY 30, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
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Final debate on Israeli reasonableness bill begins in Knesset plenum

"The current situation is not democracy, and not the rule of law," Simcha Rothman said. "The High Court will not determine what is reasonable, the ministers will determine [that]."

JULY 23, 2023ByELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana is seen at a discussion and a vote on the reasonableness standard bill at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem on July 23, 2023.

Israel's Law Committee rejects over 27,000 reasonableness bill revisions

"There are about 1300 revision requests that we require to be justified," said Kariv. "There is a limit to how many things can be imposed on the opposition."

JULY 19, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Israeli lawmaker MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party) is seen gesturing during a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee, in Jerusalem, on July 19, 2023.

Israeli lawmakers debate over 25,000 proposed changes to judicial reform bill

The bill would prevent the use of the reasonableness standard against administrative decisions by the government, prime minister, and ministers.

JULY 17, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
MK Simcha Rothman is seen presiding over a Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee session on judicial reform, in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2023.

Knesset law committee discusses altered reasonableness bill

The new version of the bill restricts the use of reasonableness standard by courts against the administrative decisions of the prime minister and other ministers.

JULY 13, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
MK Simcha Rothman is seen leeding a Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee meeting in Jerusalem, on July 10, 2023.

Reasonableness bill prep continues after mass protests

Without the standard, the deputy AG warned that government officials would have no legal obligation to act in a reasonable manner.

JULY 12, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
MK Simcha Rothman, head of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee leads a Committee meeting on the planned judicial reform, at the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 12, 2023.

Committee readies reasonableness bill for final readings amid protests

Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee chairman Simcha Rothman said he wouldn't tolerate interference and interruptions amid a push to pass a controversial bill that has sparked mass protests.

JULY 11, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Israeli lawmakers such as MK Simcha Rothman (L) and opposition leader MK Yair Lapid (R) are seen at a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee amid debates surrounding the reasonableness standard and mass protests against judicial reform, in Jerusalem, on July 11, 2023.