Amir Ohana

Bill to dissolve Knesset passes unanimously, officially beginning election recess

"We are completing a four year term, we have passed nine budgets, hundreds of laws," said Coalition whip Ofir Katz ahead of the bill's passing.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026.

Speaker Amir Ohana reduces Knesset budget by NIS 50 mil. to support Israel's economy

View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.

Israel might be headed towards its own January 6 moment - opinion

MKS ATTEND a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on June 16, 2026.

Marathon Knesset meetings set to rapidly advance haredi parties’ contentious Torah study bill


'We will never forget': Israel marks two years since October 7 in state ceremonies

A state ceremony commemorating the fallen soldiers in the Israel-Hamas War first took place, and it was followed by a ceremony to remember the civilian victims of October 7 and the war.

A VIEW of Kibbutz Be’eri shows a destroyed home from a world left behind on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists, Palestinian civilians, UNWRA workers, and media members infiltrated Gaza border communities and massacred 1,200 people.

'The hostages are back! It feels so good to say it,' Trump says during Knesset speech

The "cruelty of October 7 struck the heart of humanity," and the US mourned alongside Israel, Trump said, adding that "Because of us, the long and painful nightmare is finally over."

US President Donald Trump addresses the Knesset plenum, October 13, 2025.

Cabinet ministers, Gantz denounce booing of Netanyahu's name during Witkoff's Hostage Square speech

Likud ministers and senior opposition figure Benny Gantz denounced protesters who booed Prime Minister Netanyahu during US envoy Steve Witkoff’s speech at Hostage Square.

Activists gather at Tel Aviv's Hostage Square, October 11, 2025.

Likud MK Eli Dalal is knocked down during anti-gov't Kfar Saba protest, four arrested

Israel Police explained that "four suspects were arrested for disrupting the peace and attacking police officers during an illegal protest in Kfar Saba."

Police officers remove protestors from the Likud event in Kfar Saba.

Netanyahu insists no regulatory acts were committed on Milchan’s behalf, no exceptional treatment

Netanyahu faced tense questioning and public outbursts as he rejected claims of special treatment for Arnon Milchan.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Israel's economy at a press conference, September 16, 2025.

'At UN, truth is a lie and lie is a truth,' Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana tells 'Post' conference

The UN "rewards terror, ignores massacre and obstructs the path to real peace," Ohana said.

Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana at The Jerusalem Post's Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion media center, September 16, 2025.

'A lion-hearted friend': Israeli officials mourn Charlie Kirk's death

Netanyahu revealed that he had spoken to Kirk two weeks ago and invited him to Israel, describing him as a "lion-hearted friend" of the Jewish state.

Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, puts on a MAGA hat during the AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix, Arizona, US December 19, 2024.

Some pastors failed to teach the biblical case for Israel, Huckabee tells 'Post' - exclusive

The ambassador insists the evangelical bond with Israel is intact, even if the social-media soundtrack suggests otherwise.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee in coversation with The Jerusalem Post.

Born to be wild in Jerusalem: Mike Huckabee, Amir Ohana and Paul Singer plan rock set - interview

Huckabee said the celebration, postponed from July, will take place Tuesday, September 9, at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee in coversation with The Jerusalem Post.

WATCH: Father of Gaza hostage: World must pressure Hamas, not Israel, to release hostages

Ilan, father of Gaza hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, urges the world to pressure Hamas, not Israel, to secure the release of hostages, speaking out in Tokyo amid growing global tensions.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana flanked by Ilan and Gal Gilboa-Dalal, relatives of Gaza hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, August 28, 2025.