Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, MK Simcha Rothman (Courtesy) Roy: MK Rothman, thank you so much for agreeing to an interview. Could you please briefly introduce yourself to the readers? MK Simcha Rothman: Simcha Rothman, Member of Knesset from the Religious Zionist Party. Quite new as a Knesset Member – not like the Norwegian [Law enabled] Knesset members, but quite new. My background in the public sphere is that I founded the Israeli Movement for Governability and Democracy in 2012, and was the legal advisor for this organization. I promoted the discourse in Israel concerning the justice system: the problems with the justice system, with judicial activism, the lack of separation of powers and checks and balances between the courts and government. Recently, in 2019, my book was published – just today I received the proofreading copies of the English copies of my book, which in English will be called “Supreme Rulers: How Israel Became a Legalocracy”. That was the major issue I was involved with. Another issue in the public space that I was involved with is concerning the Settlement Regularization Law and the Young Settlements – both as an advocate and participant, as I live in Pnei Kedem, one of the new settlements in Gush Etzion — trying to legalize and get the Young Settlements government approval, electricity, water, and all the basic needs. I came to the Religious Zionist Party and joined Betzalel Smotrich to try to continue pushing these issues further and add more issues I am interested in promoting in the Knesset.