On 8 December 2009, while serving as the Minister of Justice, Ne'eman was reported as saying that he believed that Halakha should gradually be made binding law in Israel, with the ultimate goal of making Israel a Halakhic state.
Den 8. december 2009, mens han var justitsminister, udtalte Neeman, at han mente, at de religiøse jødiske love Halakha (~ Sharia) gradvist skal gøres til bindende lov i Israel, med det ultimative mål om at gøre Israel til en "Halakhic stat".