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Israeli Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the Besheva group on Feb. 24, 2025. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Smotrich: Israel to seize land if Gaza hostages aren’t returned

If the captives, both living and dead, are not returned, Israel will expand the agricultural areas of the kibbutzim Be'eri and Nir Oz into the Gaza perimeter, said the Israeli finance minister.

Canaan Lidor

Feb. 25, 2025

Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee head Simcha Rothman chairs leads a committee meeting in Jerusalem, July 4, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Knesset bill seeks to replace ‘West Bank’ with ‘Judea and Samaria’

"Semantics are important because through incorrect terminology, the lie wins," said MK Simcha Rothman, who sponsored the bill.

David Isaac

Feb. 10, 2025

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at a ceremony held for outgoing Supreme Court Justice George Karra, at the court in Jerusalem on May 29, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli coalition agrees on firing AG, Ben-Gvir says

The national security minister spoke after Justice Minister Yariv Levin laid out a lengthy procedure to be followed for the dismissal.

Canaan Lidor and Amelie Botbol

Dec. 16, 2024

The judges and guests of the International Criminal Court at the opening of the ICC judicial year on Jan. 18, 2019, in The Hague. Credit: International Criminal Court.

Netanyahu, Gallant should turn themselves in, ICC spokesman tells JNS

"This is a golden opportunity to weaken the court," MK Simcha Rothman says.

Amichai Stein

Nov. 28, 2024

Israeli parliamentarian Simcha Rothman, head of the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, endorses Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s call to hold negotiations with the political opposition over the government's proposed judicial reforms, Feb. 13, 2023. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Rothman slams administrative detention of Israeli filmmaker

"The tool of administrative arrest against citizens must be used in the most limited way," stated the lawmaker.

Nov. 4, 2024

MK Simcha Rothman, chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee Chairman, leads a meeting at the parliament in Jerusalem, Nov. 27, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Knesset to advance bill denying PA right to petition High Court

Knesset member Simcha Rothman has the support of lawmakers from the coalition and the opposition.

JNS Staff

Oct. 23, 2024

Israeli lawmaker Simcha Rothman, chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee, at the parliament in Jerusalem, June 12, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Rothman: Israeli far left using hostages’ plight for ‘petty politics’

Some Israelis have adopted "the playbook of the anti-Israel and pro-Hamas movement," the lawmaker said after activists shut down his speech at UC Berkeley.

Akiva Van Koningsveld

Sept. 29, 2024

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew arrives at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, Nov. 5, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Knesset committee to summon US envoy for hearing on ‘settler’ sanctions

The ambassadors of the European Union, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Australia will also be called upon to explain the targeting of residents of Judea and Samaria.

July 30, 2024

MK Simcha Rothman, chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee Chairman, leads a meeting at the parliament in Jerusalem, Nov. 27, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

US opposes Knesset bill to use PA tax revenues for Oct. 7 terrorists’ legal defense

"The Palestinian Authority should be held accountable for what happened on Oct. 7," Religious Zionist Party lawmaker Simcha Rothman told JNS.

Akiva Van Koningsveld

July 29, 2024