Far-right judicial overhaul architect met with protests at Tel Aviv book fair

18 June 2023, 9:22 pm Edit

Far-right Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rotman arrives to autograph his book at an event for Hebrew Book Week in Tel Aviv, on June 18, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Far-right Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman is met with protests as he visits a book fair in Tel Aviv.

In video from the event, held to mark Hebrew Book Week, demonstrators can be heard blowing airhorns and chanting “shame” as Rothman is escorted by a large security detail.

Rothman heads the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, and is a leading proponent of the government’s judicial overhaul plans.

Rothman attends the event to sign copies of his book, “The Ruling Party of Bagatz: How Israel Became a Legalocracy.”