Simcha Dan Rothman (Hebrew: שִׂמְחָה דָּן רוֹטְמָן; born 13 August 1980)[1] is an Israeli lawyer, right-wing activist, and politician.

[2] Rothman was born into a family that had immigrated to Mandatory Palestine from Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States in the early 20th century.

[3] For his mandatory military service he studied at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh via the Hesder, but was later discharged from conscription for medical reasons.

He volunteered for active service, and served for 13 months [4] as a religious affairs NCO at the Military Engineering School.

[3] A critic of the corruption trial of Benjamin Netanyahu, he has campaigned for legislation to allow the government to override the Supreme Court and supports immunity from prosecution for serving prime ministers.