Rothman kicks deputy attorney general out of meeting on contentious bill to split AG’s role

Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon is ejected from the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee after Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman, the panel’s chair, does not allow him to present his position during a debate over the coalition’s bill to split the role of the attorney general.

The contentious bill would split the role of the attorney general into different positions and drastically reduce its authority. The opposition has pointed to it as a key component of the government’s renewed judicial overhaul agenda.

Committee legal adviser Gur Bligh says that he thinks it is appropriate to hear from the Attorney General’s Office and Rothman agrees, stating that there are other representatives aside from Limon in the room.

In response, Limon states that if he does not speak, other representatives will not either.

Rothman then instructs Limon to leave while a coalition lawmaker yells that the government attorney is a “neighborhood bully.” Limon is escorted out of the committee by a guard.

Following the incident, the far-right lawmaker accuses Limon of making a “criminal threat” and says he should not be allowed in the Knesset. It is unclear what Limon is alleged to have said.