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| name = {{Line-height|1.5|David Roth}} | | name = {{Line-height|1.5|David Roth}} | ||
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| caption = <small> | | caption = <small>Minister David Roth, c. 2020.</small> | ||
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| office = [[ | | office = [[Yisrael#Cabinet|Minister of Justice]] | ||
| term_start = | | term_start = February 3rd, 2020 | ||
| predecessor = [[ | | predecessor = [[Seth Badatz]] | ||
|office2 = [[Yerushalayim|Yerushalayim | |office2 = [[Yerushalayim|Mayor of Yerushalayim]] | ||
|term_start2 = January | |term_start2 = January 6th, 2014 | ||
|term_end2 = | |term_end2 = February 3rd, 2020 | ||
|predecessor2 = [[ | |predecessor2 = [[Moshe Navat]] | ||
|constituency2 = | |constituency2 = | ||
|successor2 = [[ | |successor2 = [[Ahron Burgman]] | ||
|office3 = | |office3 = [[Yerushalayim|Yerushalayim City Councilman]] | ||
|term_start3 = | |term_start3 = January 30th, 2012 | ||
|term_end3 = | |term_end3 = January 6th, 2014 | ||
|predecessor3 = | |predecessor3 = [[Jacob Weinburg]] | ||
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|successor3 = | |successor3 = [[Dovid Levy]] | ||
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| birth_date = {{wpl|May 6th}}, {{wpl|1988}} | | birth_date = {{wpl|May 6th}}, {{wpl|1988}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Ashkelon]], [[Yisrael]] | | birth_place = [[Ashkelon]], [[Yisrael]] | ||
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'''David J. Roth''', {{wp|J.D.}} (born May 6th, 1988) is the current [[Yerushalayim| | '''David J. Roth''', {{wp|J.D.}} (born May 6th, 1988) is a prominent [[Yisrael]]i politician. He is the current [[Yisrael#Cabinet|Minister of Justice]] under [[Presidency of Yisrael|President]] [[Yitzchok Katz]] since 2020. He is the former [[Yerushalayim|Mayor of Yerushalayim]] and the [[Yerushalayim#City Council Membership|City Councilman]] of [[Yerushalayim|District 14]] on the [[Yerushalayim|Yerushalayim City Council]]. He is the youngest son of the [[Roth family]], owners of [[Roth Group|the largest corporation]] in [[Yisrael]], as well as a member of the [[Royalist Conservative Party (Yisrael)|Royalist Conservative Party]]. He is a graduate of the {{wp|private}} {{wp|liberal arts}} [[King Solomon University]] and its well-regarded law school, [[King Solomon University School of Law]]. | ||
Roth is the only member of the influential and powerful Roths to run and hold elective office. He is the youngest of 7 siblings. He is viewed by many as an able {{wp|Oratory|orator}} and as a rising star in Yisraeli politics. He is a practicing Orthodox Jew who is married with three children. | Roth is the only member of the influential and powerful Roths to run and hold elective office. He is the youngest of 7 siblings. He is viewed by many as an able {{wp|Oratory|orator}} and as a rising star in [[Politics of Yisrael|Yisraeli politics]]. He is a practicing Orthodox Jew who is married with three children. | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
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Unlike his older brothers, David took an instant liking to politics. He decided in his early college years to pursue the traditional path of politics in [[Yisrael]], earning a {{wp|Juris Doctor|law degree}} and practicing law before running for office. | Unlike his older brothers, David took an instant liking to politics. He decided in his early college years to pursue the traditional path of politics in [[Yisrael]], earning a {{wp|Juris Doctor|law degree}} and practicing law before running for office. | ||
Controversially, David took a leave of absence in his last semester to run for [[Yerushalayim|Yerushalayim City Council]] in spring | Controversially, David took a leave of absence in his last semester to run for [[Yerushalayim|Yerushalayim City Council]] in spring 2011. Conflicting reports suggest [[Roth family#Notable_Members|Michael Roth]], Tom's oldest brother and the family patriarch, intervened to pressure the Law School to grant his youngest brother a leave of absence. After David won the Conservative primary in May 2011, he was granted his J.D. despite missing a mandated capstone seminar, which the Law School's Dean, to much outrage, unilaterally waived without addressing the matter to the appropriate faculty committee. Critics are quick to point out the allegedly 'corrupt' conduct, producing public records showing the Roth family is major contributor to both the University and its Law School. | ||
==Campaigns== | ==Campaigns== | ||
===2012 City Council | ===2012 City Council campaign=== | ||
====Primary==== | ====Primary==== | ||
====General election==== | ====General election==== | ||
===2014 Mayoral | ===2014 Mayoral campaign=== | ||
====Primaries==== | ====Primaries==== | ||
=====Royalist Conservatives===== | =====Royalist Conservatives===== | ||
=====Constitutional Liberals===== | =====Constitutional Liberals===== | ||
====General election==== | ====General election==== | ||
==City Council tenure== | ===2018 Mayoral re-election campaign=== | ||
==Yerushalayim mayoralty== | ====General election==== | ||
==City Council tenure (2012-2014)== | |||
==Yerushalayim mayoralty (2014-2020)== | |||
==Katz Cabinet (2020-present)== | |||
===Justice Minister=== | |||
Roth has played a major role in the [[Yisrael#Cabinet|Cabinet of Yitzchok Katz]], largely in the role of a top advisor to the president. He is one of a couple senior Yisraeli officials who have a pro-[[Latium]] {{wp|foreign policy}} orientation. | |||
In February and March 2020, Roth, among others, pushed Katz and allies such as [[Lihnidos]] to denounce rumors of an emerging {{wp|anti-monarchy}} geopolitical bloc in the [[Periclean world|Periclean region]], led by [[Gran Aligonia]], the [[Messidor Union]], and [[Vardana]]. Ultimately, no such diplomatic force came into being from these states. | |||
Since the establishment of the left-republican {{wp|terrorist group}} the [[Liberal Democratic Front of Yisrael]] (LDF) in response to the [[Hezekian Reaction]], Roth has instructed the [[Yisrael#Cabinet|Ministry of Justice]] work closely with the [[Royal Yisraeli Special Political Police|YeMep]] to prosecute LDF members. | |||
He has come out against proposals by some in the [[Hezekian Reaction|royalist clique]] to reshuffle the composition of the [[Sanhedrin]] and [[Yisrael#Judiciary|lower courts]], arguing that there is no reason to {{wp|Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937|pack the courts}}. | |||
==Cultural and political image== | ==Cultural and political image== | ||
Because of [[Roth Group|his family's wealth and power]], Roth's public persona has a decidedly reformist and populist edge to it. He campaigned on, and is widely believed, to take | Because of [[Roth Group|his family's wealth and power]], Roth's public persona has a decidedly reformist and populist edge to it. He campaigned on, and is widely believed, to take anti-corruption efforts seriously, which has boosted confidence in the Holy City's government. | ||
He is known to prefer more casual, if stylish, clothing. In his public appearances, he often forgoes a suit and tie for open-neck dress shirt and slacks. This "new casualness" has inspired a more relaxed look among a segment of the younger professional class in the capital city. | He is known to prefer more casual, if stylish, clothing. In his public appearances, he often forgoes a suit and tie for open-neck dress shirt and slacks. This "new casualness" has inspired a more relaxed look among a segment of the younger professional class in the capital city. | ||
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The Honorable Minister of Justice David Roth | |
|---|---|
 Minister David Roth, c. 2020. | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| Assumed office February 3rd, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Seth Badatz |
| Mayor of Yerushalayim | |
| In office January 6th, 2014 – February 3rd, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Moshe Navat |
| Succeeded by | Ahron Burgman |
| Yerushalayim City Councilman | |
| In office January 30th, 2012 – January 6th, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Weinburg |
| Succeeded by | Dovid Levy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 6th, 1988 Ashkelon, Yisrael |
| Nationality | Yisraeli |
| Political party | Royalist Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Brittany D. Roth |
| Residence | Yerushalayim |
| Alma mater | B.A., Political Science, King Solomon University J.D., King Solomon University School of Law |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
David J. Roth, J.D. (born May 6th, 1988) is a prominent Yisraeli politician. He is the current Minister of Justice under President Yitzchok Katz since 2020. He is the former Mayor of Yerushalayim and the City Councilman of District 14 on the Yerushalayim City Council. He is the youngest son of the Roth family, owners of the largest corporation in Yisrael, as well as a member of the Royalist Conservative Party. He is a graduate of the private liberal arts King Solomon University and its well-regarded law school, King Solomon University School of Law.
Roth is the only member of the influential and powerful Roths to run and hold elective office. He is the youngest of 7 siblings. He is viewed by many as an able orator and as a rising star in Yisraeli politics. He is a practicing Orthodox Jew who is married with three children.
Early life and education
David Roth was born on May 6th, 1988, in the Elazar F. Roth Memorial Hospital (named after his father and the family's patriarch) in downtown Ashkelon. He was raised on the expansive and secluded family estate in Tel Eilat, the Westerly Islands, a picturesque subtropical retreat for the country's financial and political elites.
He proved to be a deft athlete, much to his father Elazar's delight. He played tennis, squash, badminton, and later golf in his yeshiva high school years at the wealthy Tel Eilat Yeshiva and squash and golf in college at the King Solomon University. He also was a good and astute student, earning top grades in courses such as civics, social studies, history, and English. He dated Rochel Goldwater, the daughter of rival businessman Dovid Goldwater at KSU but they later broke off their relationship, causing a brief divide between the Roths and Goldwaters in the gossip-filled social circles of the so-called "Westerly Elite."
Law school
Unlike his older brothers, David took an instant liking to politics. He decided in his early college years to pursue the traditional path of politics in Yisrael, earning a law degree and practicing law before running for office.
Controversially, David took a leave of absence in his last semester to run for Yerushalayim City Council in spring 2011. Conflicting reports suggest Michael Roth, Tom's oldest brother and the family patriarch, intervened to pressure the Law School to grant his youngest brother a leave of absence. After David won the Conservative primary in May 2011, he was granted his J.D. despite missing a mandated capstone seminar, which the Law School's Dean, to much outrage, unilaterally waived without addressing the matter to the appropriate faculty committee. Critics are quick to point out the allegedly 'corrupt' conduct, producing public records showing the Roth family is major contributor to both the University and its Law School.
Campaigns
2012 City Council campaign
Primary
General election
2014 Mayoral campaign
Primaries
Royalist Conservatives
Constitutional Liberals
General election
2018 Mayoral re-election campaign
General election
City Council tenure (2012-2014)
Yerushalayim mayoralty (2014-2020)
Katz Cabinet (2020-present)
Justice Minister
Roth has played a major role in the Cabinet of Yitzchok Katz, largely in the role of a top advisor to the president. He is one of a couple senior Yisraeli officials who have a pro-Latium foreign policy orientation.
In February and March 2020, Roth, among others, pushed Katz and allies such as Lihnidos to denounce rumors of an emerging anti-monarchy geopolitical bloc in the Periclean region, led by Gran Aligonia, the Messidor Union, and Vardana. Ultimately, no such diplomatic force came into being from these states.
Since the establishment of the left-republican terrorist group the Liberal Democratic Front of Yisrael (LDF) in response to the Hezekian Reaction, Roth has instructed the Ministry of Justice work closely with the YeMep to prosecute LDF members.
He has come out against proposals by some in the royalist clique to reshuffle the composition of the Sanhedrin and lower courts, arguing that there is no reason to pack the courts.
Cultural and political image
Because of his family's wealth and power, Roth's public persona has a decidedly reformist and populist edge to it. He campaigned on, and is widely believed, to take anti-corruption efforts seriously, which has boosted confidence in the Holy City's government.
He is known to prefer more casual, if stylish, clothing. In his public appearances, he often forgoes a suit and tie for open-neck dress shirt and slacks. This "new casualness" has inspired a more relaxed look among a segment of the younger professional class in the capital city.
Political views
Roth is considered on the right-wing of the Royalist Conservatives. He is extremely conservative, especially on social issues, which largely reflects the religious center of gravity in the city. He has a mixed record on economic issues: he often follows the free-market line, but has selectively promoted government involvement in the economy, such as increasing public subsidies to yeshiva students or launch populist-themed crackdowns on business regulatory abuses.
Family and personal life
Roth is married to Brittany (neé Goldenblatt), since 2010. They have three children: Naftali (age 7), Osher (age 5), and Nechama (age 2).
Roth has commented on some social isolation from most of his siblings, who share a moderate age gap with him and his twin sister Avie, the youngest Roths. He remarked to the press during his first campaign for City Council that "I always felt...like a twin [to his twin sister Avie] and not like one of 7...most of my siblings are much older than me and feel like uncles and cousins, to be honest."