Member of Israeli parliament David RotemHa'aretz
[Israeli] Police are investigating suspicions of document fraud involving the chairman of the Knesset [Israeli parliament] Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, MK David Rotem (Yisrael Beiteinu)...
Rotem appears in the suspected documents as an attorney, and police said that while they are aware of Rotem's alleged involvement in the affair, he has not been questioned yet.
The investigation centers on land in the [illegal] outpost of Jabal Artis ("Pisgat Yaakov"), located in the municipal borders of the settlement of Beit El [on Palestinian land].
The outpost was set up in February 2001 on privately owned land, and today is home to several dozens [Jewish Israeli] families, some in trailers and some in permanent structures.
About a year ago, the land's registered owner, [Palestinian ]Hirbi Mustafa, filed a complaint on trespassing against the settlers. Mustafa and another man registered as the land owner also appealed to the Supreme Court....
The appeal listed the appellees as the defense minister, the Civil Administration, the local council of Beit El and the "Company for development of the Yeshiva Center of Beit El A and Beit El B, Ltd."
...Rotem [also] sits on the Judicial Appointments Committee. Prior to his election to the Knesset earlier this year, Rotem has owned a law firm in Jerusalem and served as legal adviser to the Yesha settlers council, Amana, and several local councils.
He had also represented several settler leaders accused of killing Palestinians, including some members of the Jewish underground of the 1980s, Rabbi Moshe Levinger... Full story
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