Amir Ohana

‘Holding our heads high’: MKs march at Israel Parade, slam Mamdani's decision to boycott

Mamdani's boycott came against the backdrop of a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in New York and pushed Ohana to lead the large delegation of MKs.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana leads members of the Knesset from both the coalition and the opposition in the annual Israel Day Parade, Sunday, May 31, 2026.
Morocco-Israel (Illustrative)

Knesset speaker sends condolences to pro-Israel Moroccan publisher Ahmed Charai

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ministers at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025.

Likud members still support Netanyahu, hold reservations on his policies - poll

Ahmed Charai presents Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana with the Abraham Leadership and Public Service Award.

Amir Ohana honored with Abraham Leadership and Public Service Award


Hundreds protest judicial reform outside ministers' homes

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

 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. 

 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.

 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.

 Portrait of Shevah Weiss, an Israeli political scientist and former politician and speaker of the Knesset. Sep 18 2007

Grapevine January 4, 2023: A strange pecking order

 President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal greet leaders of various Christian Churches

UK chief rabbi about LGBTQ+ Knesset speaker: Love every Jew

UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, speaking about Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, said LGBTQ+ Jews should be treated with love and respect.

 UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis lights Hanukkah candles with then-UK prime minister Boris Johnson (Illustrative).

Rabbi with ties to Ben-Gvir and Deri says Amir Ohana is 'infected with a disease'

Mazoz also hinted that the Meron incident because of the existence of the LGBTQ+ community.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next to Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana in the Knesset Plenum, December 29, 2022.

Disgruntled Likud MKs could maneuver against Netanyahu

Prominent Likud members and MKs did not receive the ministerial posts they hoped for - several already voiced their displeasure with the PM.

 PM Netanyahu with several of his ministers at the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in the Knesset, December 29 2022.

Haredi MKs Gafni, Porush cover faces as Ohana thanks his husband

Porush reportedly expressed outrage to Gafni concerning Ohana's words during the speech saying "What is this?"

 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.

On this day in 2015: Haredi MKs walk out when openly-gay Ohana sworn in

In 2015, United Torah Judaism and Shas staged a walk-out when Amir Ohana was sworn into Knesset. Will they do the same again?

 Likud MK Amir Ohana vote at a Likud polling station in Jerusalem on August 10, 2022