Simcha Rothman

Rothman refuses to watch videos of Gaza hostages, drawing families' outrage

The Hostages Forum slammed Rothman's comments and urged for the return of their loved ones in a deal, saying, "the attempt to erase October 7 and forget the hostages will not succeed."

 Religious Zionist Party MK Simcha Rothman leads a vote during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee at the Knesset, April 27, 2025
A GIRL is evacuated from Neveh Dekalim, Aug. 2005.

It began in Neveh Dekalim: How the Gaza Disengagement led to judicial reform

 Jewish settlers set up tents and Israeli flags outside the village of Bruqin, west of Salfit, in the northern West Bank, May 23, 2025.

Knesset approves declaratory measure to apply Israeli sovereignty to West Bank

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's attend a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 28, 2025.

Netanyahu thanks Trump for message calling to end trial, says he looks forward to collaboration


Ministerial committee passes bill to prosecute Oct. 7 terrorists for genocide

Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman said that Israel's current legal tools to address mass murder are completely inadequate.

 PALESTINIANS CELEBRATE as an IDF tank burns after it was hit by Palestinian gunmen who infiltrated areas of southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

Netanyahu opposes death penalty for Nukhba terrorists, citing risks to hostage safety

Southern District Attorney Erez Padan, who is in charge of prosecuting Nukhba terrorists, is also reportedly opposed to pursuing convictions for crimes that can not be proven in court.

 Hamas terrorists parade as they prepare to hand over hostages.

Rothman to grill law enforcement leaders in committee over new Shin Bet leak affair

MK Simcha Rothman will host an oversight meeting with top officials from Israel's law enforcement agencies.

The man transforming the judicial system: Constitution, Law and Justice Committee chairman Simcha Rothman

Judicial reform bill passes in Constitution Committee, final plenum vote remains

Lapid said the "violent and extortionate bill" would be repealed in the first week of next Knesset.

 MK Simcha Rothman at the Knesset Constitution Committee. March 17, 2025.

Purim Shpiel: Knesset debates a judicial reform that no one remembers passing

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

 Israeli lawmaker Simcha Rothman is seen gesturing in apparent confusion in what is, surprisingly, a 100% genuine and unaltered photo.

The unaccountable few: How Israel’s justice system undermines democracy - opinion

According to polls, even among the supporters of the opposition parties, 80% think the Israeli judicial system is in need of reform. We should make Israel a democracy again.

 Israelis are seen protesting judicial reform, in Tel Aviv.

Coalition resumes legislation of controversial judicial watchdog bill

The original bill proposal was that the power to elect the watchdog would shift from the judicial selection committee to the Knesset.

 THE HIGH COURT of Justice holds a session. In the past, the court ruled that women cannot be forced to take a specific seat on a bus, the writer notes.

WATCH: Israelis welcome home Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Doron Steinbrecher

Israel welcomes home Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Doron Steinbrecher.

 Israelis react to released hostages returning to Israel from Hamas captivity, January 19, 2025.

MK Rothman walks out of committee meeting as 'October Council' calls for accountability

Rothman cuts Knesset meeting short as October 7 victims' families demand a national inquiry into government failures.

 Religious Zionist Party MK Simcha Rothman seen at a Knesset committee, December 16, 2024

'Rectifies the moral wrong': Knesset passes law deducting Hamas terrorist legal fees from PA funds

The legislation passed its second and third readings with 26 MKs voting in favor and four against.

 MK Simcha Rothman, December 9, 2024.

Rothman proposes bill to change all mentions of ‘West Bank’ in Israeli Law to ‘Judea and Samaria’

The name of the area in question is a point of contention both internationally and within Israel, and it is called different names in differing institutions.

 MK Simcha Rothman, December 9, 2024.