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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Rothman says coalition had ‘wonderful’ term of office, silences objections of bereaved daughter and sister
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Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman tells a Knesset panel that the coalition has had a “wonderful” term of office, sparking anger from Merav Svirsky, whose parents Orit and Rafi were killed on October 7 and whose brother Itay was murdered while being held hostage in Gaza.
Rothman is asked by Yesh Atid MK Meirav Cohen whether he thinks the government had a successful term.
“Very much. Wonderful,” responds Rothman at the meeting of the Constitution Committee.
“There are those who are paying the price for your conduct,” Svirsky tells Rothman. “We are here precisely for this, so that you can see the price of your conduct in front of your eyes.”
“I request that you stop talking,” Rothman says repeatedly to Svirsky, before calling for a break in proceedings.
“How many hostages does it take for it to be a wonderful term?” one of the attendees shouts at Rothman.
According to the Haaretz daily, Svirsky was removed from the discussion during the break.
רוטמן התגאה שהייתה "קדנציה מוצלחת ונפלאה" לקואליציה – ועורר סערה בדיון: "ניתוק!" | תיעוד@DaphnaLiel pic.twitter.com/r6MJyRndas
— החדשות – N12 (@N12News) June 10, 2026
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