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Simcha Rothman
Coverage of Simcha Rothman in the Nexus archive.
- With bill hobbling AG, overhaul architect Rothman moves to take coalition off judicial leash
MK Simcha Rothman defends the coalition's campaign against the judiciary, claiming it restores authority to elected officials. An expert warns the bill would eliminate remaining checks on the executive.
- Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers
Israeli lawmakers approved a bill to set up a special tribunal to try Palestinians convicted of taking part in the 2023 Hamas-led attack, allowing for the death penalty. The measure passed with widespread support, but rights groups have criticized it for making the death penalty too easy to impose. The bill has drawn comparisons to the 1962 trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann.