Amir Ohana

Opposition boycotts Netanyahu at Indian PM's Knesset session, rejoins for Modi’s speech

Yesh Atid and Yisrael Beytenu parties announced immediately before the session that they would be present for Modi’s speech but would boycott Benjamin Netanyahu and Amir Ohana's remarks.

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INDIAN PRIME Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Yair Lapid at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem during Modi’s official visit to Israel on February 25, 2026.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses his supporters after he inaugurated a new terminal building of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati, India, December 20, 2025.

Israeli opposition threatens to boycott Indian PM's Knesset speech if Supreme Court chief uninvited

Amir Ohana has instead invited former MKs to join the session in place of opposition lawmakers, with Yair Lapid calling on the PM to order Ohana to invite Amit.

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The new exhibition at the Knesset, February 3, 2026.

New archaeology exhibit marks 60 years of Knesset building with rare finds from Jerusalem, Galilee

The event hosted more than 2,000 visitors, including soldiers, police officers, Holocaust survivors, and students from schools and kindergartens across the country.

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‎Inauguration ceremony of the Knesset building, August 30, 1966.

Knesset marks 60 years since building inauguration in traditional Tu Bishvat ceremony

The event celebrating Israel’s parliament is expected to host more than 2,000 visitors, including soldiers, police officers, Holocaust survivors, and students from schools across the country.

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Letters to the Editor May 1, 2023: Israel’s prerogative

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

MAY 1, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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McCarthy at Western Wall: Israel, US bonded by shared values

The US House Speaker also placed a note in the Western Wall during his visit.

APRIL 30, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy visits the Western Wall on a trip to Israel, April 30, 2023.

McCarthy on landing in Israel: Ties with US will only grow stronger

During his visit, McCarthy will visit Yad Vashem and lay a wreath in memory of the six million Jewish victims.

APRIL 30, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana greets US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy at Ben-Gurion Airport.

Israeli far-right MK Avi Maoz 'filled with shame' over gay Knesset Speaker

"We will no longer agree to be silent about the blasphemy and dishonor of the State of Israel," wrote Maoz.

APRIL 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Noam head Avi Maoz speaks during a function meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 20, 2023.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana’s welcome words - opinion

Keeping gratitude for Israel going will require the kind of resolve that is hard to come by under the present circumstances. 

APRIL 28, 2023ByRUTHIE BLUM
MK Amir Ohana attends the Knesset's Mimouna on April 12, 2023.

Israelis protest against Netanyahu outside Mimouna in Hadera

Israeli media also reported that protesters gathered outside the Mimouna celebrations at the home of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

APRIL 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis who oppose the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul protest outside a Mimuna event attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau and his wife Sara, in Hadera on April 12, 2023.

Hundreds protest judicial reform outside ministers' homes

On Silman's street, people who opposed the protest sprayed the demonstrators with pepper spray.

MARCH 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis block the Ayalon highway and clash with Police in Tel Aviv during a protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul on March 23, 2023.

Amir Ohana votes against coalition on LGBTQ+ rights bill

Ohana was given the leeway to vote against the coalition in the cases of LGBTQ+ rights as part of the initial coalition agreements. 

FEBRUARY 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana with his husband and children at a Likud faction meeting following the swearing in of the new government, December 29, 2022.

Herzog: There's still time for dialogue on judicial reform

The first reading of the judicial reform passed its vote in the Knesset on Monday night.

FEBRUARY 21, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
President Isaac Herzog speaks on Israel's judicial reform on February 12, 2023

Shevah Weiss, former Knesset speaker, Holocaust survivor dies at 87

"[He] loved his people and the state that he represented with pride," President Isaac Herzog eulogized on Twitter.

FEBRUARY 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Portrait of Shevah Weiss, an Israeli political scientist and former politician and speaker of the Knesset. Sep 18 2007