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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Breaking the taboo on sexual abuse in all communities - opinion

Shame is a weapon used by abusers and predators across the social and religious spectrum, and we have got to take it away from them.

JUNE 18, 2023ByDANIEL GOLDMAN
YAEL SHERER, a survivor of domestic sexual abuse and founder of the Lobby for the Fight Against Sexual Violence, was one of the torchlighters at the Independence Day ceremony on Mount Herzl last year.

The speech Simcha Rothman should give, but won’t - opinion

MK Rothman should apologize for his role to feed the ugliness and focus on rebuilding the tissue of mutual trust every healthy democracy needs.

JUNE 14, 2023ByGIL TROY
MK SIMCHA Rothman chairs a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, on Monday.

NYC protester files police report against Simcha Rothman for grabbing megaphone

Rothman, a member of the far-right Religious Zionist Party, is a leading target of the protests.

JUNE 5, 2023ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
The man transforming the judicial system: Constitution, Law and Justice Committee chairman Simcha Rothman

New York protests were an 'attack,' Simcha Rothman and wife say

Protest leader responded saying "No police officer will stop us from exercising our basic freedom of expression."

JUNE 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, ELIAV BREUER
SIMCHA ROTHMAN, chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, was said to have ‘ruffled a few feathers’ when he addressed the Jewish Federations of North America last week.

Simcha Rothman claims NYC protesters were 'violent'

"A small group of violent protesters attacked me and my wife as we waked late at night in New York," Rothman wrote on Sunday.

JUNE 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Protesters demonstrate against the Israeli government's policies and judicial overhaul as Simcha Rothman arrives in New York ahead of the Celebrate Israel Parade, June 2, 2023.

Simcha Rothman to protesters: You lack intellect so resort to bullying

Israeli MK Simcha Rothman addressed the crowds of protesters both inside and outside of his appearance at Tel Aviv University on Sunday morning.

MAY 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hundreds demonstrate against Constitution, Law and Justice Committee chair Simcha Rothman as he attends an event at Tel Aviv University, May 28, 2023.

Rothman blasts Shabtai for blaming journalists for disabling police hacking

In hearings on the NSO scandal report held in the Law Committee, politicians said that between 1080-1800 phones were hacked, and the software enabled access to information beyond simple wiretapping.

MAY 23, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Israel Police Chief Kobi Shabtai and head of Jerusalem police district Doron Turgeman meet with press near the Damascus gate, following the recent days of clashes between jewish right-wing extremists and Palestinians, April 24, 2021

Israel's judicial reform talks are 'nearing an explosion,' Simcha Rothman says

No one is wasting time in the reform negotiations, Herzog says • Rothman claims some involved in the negotiations "have an interest in dragging them on"

MAY 22, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
MK Simcha Rothman is seen in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on May 1, 2023.

Are Israel's pro-democracy protests fruitful or futile?

Protests send a strong signal regarding people’s conviction because they require more effort and sacrifice than other means of publicly expressing support for democracy.

MAY 19, 2023BySHLOMO MAITAL
An aerial view shows protesters demonstrating against the government’s judicial overhaul plan in Tel Aviv on April 29.

Israel's judicial overhaul: Resuscitation efforts needed

INSIDE POLITICS: For the time being, the supposedly moribund judicial reform is in limbo as President Isaac Herzog’s compromise talks continue.

MAY 19, 2023ByTAL SHALEV
A close-up of people protesting against the judicial overhaul plan in Tel Aviv on April 29.