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.

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

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

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


Israel's resolve: Balancing military action and political divisions - analysis

That ability to simultaneously hold two seemingly contradictory emotions is a sign of societal strength.

 An Israeli military helicopter takes off as it carries a wounded soldier just outside Jalamah checkpoint near Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank

Judicial reform reasonableness bill passed committee vote in first reading

Opposition and coalition members continued to clash in the committee over the protests and military operation that unfolded during the week.

 MK Simcha Rotman, Head of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee leads a committee meeting on the planned judicial reform, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on July 4, 2023.

'A Series of Public Apologies': Hilarious examination of education - review

Translated by Noam Frank, the production offers a rapid succession of styles and gestures that are intensely funny and, at times, thought-provoking.

 ‘A SERIES of Public Apologies.’

Israeli opposition MK bashes Rothman's 'chutzpah' over judicial reform bill

Likud MK Moshe Saada said that reasonableness is a complex issue, but decried those that engaged in rioting.

 MK Simcha Rothman, Head of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee seen during a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on June 20, 2023

Letters to the Editor June 26, 2023: Is peace possible?

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Israeli ministers' silence on settler attacks targeting Palestinians is deafening - editorial

Rothman’s statements are deplorable and simply add more white noise of rhetoric that does nothing to deal with the grave problems Israel faces fighting terrorism.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 18, 2023.

Why have Israel's judicial reform talks broken down – and what’s next?

LEGAL AFFAIRS: Optimistic yet cautious, Yesh Atid adviser Na’ama Schultz says real progress was made on the understanding that the country ‘needed a long-term solution.’

 HEBREW UNIVERSITY students in Jerusalem’s Givat Ram neighborhood protest the proposed judicial reform, in March.

Rothman: Anti-judicial reform protests are like settler riots against Palestinians

Settlers attacked at least three Palestinian villages after Hamas terrorists murdered four Israelis near Eli.

 MK Simcha Rothman is seen gesturing amid a chaotic session of the Knesset Law and Constitution Committee in Jerusalem during a debate on judicial reform, on February 13, 2023.

Why was judicial reform reasonableness bill submitted with another on Knesset table?

Under the new bill, the courts would not be able to use the reasonableness standard on decisions by the prime minister, ministers, and elected officials.  

 Israeli MKs Simcha Rothman (L) and Zvika Fogel are seen sitting at a special joint session of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee and National Security Committee in Jerusalem, on May 16, 2023.

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.

 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.