The Latest Breaking News from Simcha Rothman

The Israeli Cabinet gave its approval for the creation of a committee to look into the unlawful use of spyware by the police.

The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court put off the consideration of Knesset member Simcha Rothman's request for a restraining order 

The Knesset will vote Monday evening on a bill to restrict the use of the "reasonableness" standard by the Supreme Court

Opposition protests as coalition-led push for judicial reform gains momentum.

As judicial reform negotiations resumed and will only continue talks if the government convenes the Judicial Selection Committee.

Isabel Kershner of the New York Times has written an absorbing account of a country at war with itself

Architect of Israel’s judicial changes doubles down for next round of legislative battle when Knesset reconvenes in May

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition has been plunged into chaos over its bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary.

It's become an ominous fixture of the mass anti-government protests roiling Israel: a coil of women in crimson robes and white caps, walking heads bowed and hands clasped. They are dressed as characters from Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, “The Handmaid's Tale,” and the eponymous TV series.