Simcha Rothman

MK Simcha Rothman lashes out after judicial representatives miss October 7 terrorist meeting

The meeting had been on the topic of extending the terrorists' detentions, as well as the possibility of visitation rights for them.

MK Simcha Rothman at a meeting to discuss October 7 terrorists' detention extension and visitation rights, July 13, 2026.
Deputy Attorney-General Gil Limon in the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

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

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

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


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.

Constitution Committee debates controversial judicial oversight bill

Rothman and other supporters of the bill have argued that there is an inherent conflict of interest in the current system

MK Simcha Rothman  attends the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee in Jerusalem. November 18, 2024.

MK Simcha Rothman calls on the Chief Rabbinate to permit ascent to the Temple Mount

"I call on the Chief Rabbinate to replace the sign prohibiting ascent with a sign that permits Jews to ascend the Mount!" MK Simcha Rothman stated.

 MK Simcha Rothman at the Annual Beyadenu Conference

Constitution Committee advances ‘softened’ version of controversial Bar Association bill

Members of the IBA and the opposition argued that the bill was an attempt to exact revenge on the IBA by harming its independent ability to set its budget.

 THE KNESSET will return to session next week amid the temporary freeze in the judicial reform legislation.

October 7 genocide: MKs submit bill for prosecution of Hamas Nukhba terrorists

This step has been previously avoided due to legal challenges and possible international ramifications.

 Hamas terrorists who were caught during the October 7 massacre and during the IDF operation in the Gaza Strip, seen at a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024

Protestors disrupt Berkeley event featuring MK Simcha Rothman

According to the report, the event was interrupted and had to be moved to an online platform. 

 Simcha Rothman speaking at the Knesset on 6.8.2024