Miki Zohar

Miki Zohar released after being questioned by police for 11 hours over Histadrut corruption affair

Zohar is considered close to Ezra Gabay, the businessman identified as a central suspect in the case.

|ByALON HACHMON, JAMES GENN
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar at the opening of the Israeli Cartoon Museum in the city of Holon, central Israel, February 10, 2026.
People walk on Jaffa street in Jerusalem, during Israel's 76th Independence Day celebrations, May 13, 2024.

Israel lifts wartime restrictions nationwide, authorizes Independence Day ceremonies

The IDF, Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar, and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the nationwide lifting of restrictions on Friday, with northern communities seeing them lifted on Saturday.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
AJ EDELMAN reacts after his second heat run in the 2-man bobsleigh event at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

Israel condemns Swiss commentator's attempt to 'humiliate' athletes at Winter Olympics

The commentary noted that AJ Edelman had defined himself as a Zionist...adding that "one can therefore question his presence in Cortina during these Games."

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar at the opening of the Israeli Cartoon Museum in the city of Holon, central Israel, February 10, 2026.

Culture minister backs dropping ‘massacre’ from Oct. 7 bill, says term reflects ‘victimhood’

“The State of Israel is a strong country. The days when it was possible to massacre the State of Israel no longer exist,” said Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar.

|ByKESHET NEEV

Worrisome legislation: Exposing wrongdoing

What are we afraid of?

MAY 28, 2018ByJPOST EDITORIAL
New court rulings could have ramifications in Israel.

Likud MK compares attacks on Netanyahu to Rabin assassination

Labor lawmakers blast Miki Zohar for equating so-called attempts to depose Netanyahu to the 1995 murder of then prime minister Rabin.

FEBRUARY 19, 2018ByLAHAV HARKOV
Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on the anniversary of the death of Yitzhak Rabin.

Ethics Committee suspends Zionist Union MK for calling Hazan ‘pimp’

MK Shaffir also suspended, for calling Likud’s Zohar corrupt.

JANUARY 30, 2018ByLAHAV HARKOV
Zionist Union MKs Michal Biran (left) and Stav Shaffir (right)

Israeli lawmaker: Arab society permits sexual harassment of Jewish women

Miki Zohar says state needs to change the mentality of Arab society when it comes to treatment of women.

NOVEMBER 20, 2017ByJEREMY SHARON
MK Miki Zohar