Simcha Rothman

Petition to High Court seeks to strike down new rabbinical courts arbitration law

“The powers of the Rabbinical Courts should be curtailed, not expanded,” Israel Hofsheet CEO Uri Keidar said in a statement.

Activists protest against a bill that would give more authorities to the rabbinical courts outside the Rabbinical Court of Tel Aviv, December 11, 2024; illustrative.
Quentin Tarantino delivers a speech to open the festival during the opening ceremony and the screening the film "Partir un jour" (Leave One Day) Out of competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 13, 2025.

WATCH: Eretz Nehederet portrays Quentin Tarantino heading for shelter, other tales of resilience

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

Israel creating chance to topple Iranian regime, war could reshape Western world - interview

An Israeli couple walks towards the Arrivals gate in the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 30, 2016

Knesset approves bill preventing double taxation for US olim, exempting National Insurance payments


FM Sa'ar: Israel will revoke residence permits of Australia’s representatives to PA

Government officials have slammed Australia's decision to revoke MK Simcha Rothman's visa prior to his planned 'solidarity tour' to Australian Jewish communities.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks during a stakeout before attending a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York City, U.S., August 5, 2025.

Israeli coalition MK barred from Australia ahead of upcoming 'solidarity tour'

The purpose of Rothman’s tour was reportedly to show solidarity with Australia’s Jewish community amid heightened antisemitism.

 RZP MK Simcha Rothman leads a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting in Jerusalem, Israel, June 9, 2025

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

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

For Religious Zionists, who link Torah, people, and land, the state’s bulldozers felt like a theological betrayal.

A GIRL is evacuated from Neveh Dekalim, Aug. 2005.

Knesset approves declaratory measure to apply Israeli sovereignty to West Bank

According to Israeli law, the current status of the territories it captured from Jordan in the Six-Day War, save for east Jerusalem, is that of a “temporary belligerent occupation.”

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

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

Opposition leader and Yesh Atid chair Yair Lapid told Ynet that Trump should not interfere in Israel’s legal affairs.

 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.

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.