Simcha Rothman

Knesset approves first reading of bill to make Police Investigation Department independent

The Knesset has approved a bill to make the Police Investigation Department independent from the State Prosecutor's Office, ensuring unbiased investigations.

|ByJAMES GENN
Justice Minister Yariv Levin (R) speaks with MK Simcha Rothman (L) at the Knesset, November 26, 2025; illustrative.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2026.

Coalition advances bill repealing fraud, breach of trust offenses amid Netanyahu trial

Netanyahu was indicted in 2020 on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in three cases known as Cases 1000, 2000, and 4000.

|ByKESHET NEEV, SARAH BEN-NUN
Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

Baharav-Miara: Proposals to split A-G role would damage rule of law and democracy

A-G Gali Baharav-Miara warns that splitting her office would turn legal authorities into "private lawyers" and "harm the foundations of the regime, the rule of law, and human rights."

|BySARAH BEN-NUN, KESHET NEEV
Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who resigned as IDF Military Advocate General on October 31, pictured on September 18, 2025 in Jerusalem.

Israeli opposition voices support for IDF attorney's departure after right wing push

Leaders across Israel’s political spectrum, from Lapid and Gantz to Ben-Gvir and Smotrich, responded to IDF legal chief Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi’s resignation.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

What are the arguments for and against the reasonableness standard? - analysis

The reasonableness standard is used by courts to strike down government administrative decisions deemed extremely beyond the scope of what a reasonable and responsible authority would decide.

JULY 10, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
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.