[107726] Uproar in the Constitution Committee: Simcha Rothman ordered the removal of Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon
[107726] Uproar in the Constitution Committee: Simcha Rothman ordered the removal of Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon
A storm in the Constitution Committee chaired by Simcha Rothman during a discussion on splitting the Attorney General's role, after Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon was removed from the session.
Uproar in the Constitution Committee: Rothman removed the Deputy Attorney General
A political drama unfolded on June 30, 2026, during a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee. The committee chairman, MK Simcha Rothman, ordered the removal of the Deputy Attorney General, Gil Limon, from the session which dealt with the preparation of the bill to split the role of the Attorney General ahead of its second and third readings.
According to a report on News from the Field on Telegram, which is associated with critical positions toward legal counsel, the event was described as "exceptional," with Rothman acting to remove Limon after he protested the "speaking time allocated to him."
In War Room 🎗️, the event was described as a "disgrace in the Constitution Committee," noting that all six deputies to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara participated in the discussion. Channels such as ynet news and Political Arena ‼️ also reported the event as exceptional and emphasized the uproar that developed in the committee room.
Ben Caspit - The Official Channel, a channel known for its critical views toward the coalition and its leadership, described the case laconically as "uproar." Conversely, the Politics Updates channel provided further background to the event, noting that Limon intervened and commented to Rothman after he believed the chairman was "interrupting Avital Sompolinsky, the Deputy for Public-Constitutional Law," which led to Rothman's decision to remove him from the discussion.