Amir Ohana

Netanyahu, officials lay wreaths after siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day

The wreaths in memory of Holocaust victims were hung on pedestals before a memorial torch. Netanyahu was the second to place his flowers, but stopped to steady and straighten the wreath.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials stand at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony.
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana lights memorial candles on Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Knesset entrance, Tuesday April, 14, 2026.

WATCH: Knesset holds annual ‘Every Person Has a Name’ ceremony on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and Holocaust survivor Yeshayahu Foyer.

WATCH: Survivor recounts how he held on to hope, as Knesset Speaker marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the Knesset, March 23, 2026; illustrative.

Smotrich: 'Establishing settlements destroys idea of Palestinian state in our heartland'


Amir Ohana, Paraguay President Peña christen new Israeli embassy with Mezuzah from Kfar Aza

Peña addressed the October 7 massacre, stating, "We mourn together with the Jewish people for what happened on October 7. We are not just together now, but we will remain together always."

 The inauguration ceremony of the Israeli embassy in Asunción, Paraguay. September 18, 2024.

'These are our children': Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana honors hostages at Paraguay Parliament

Amir Ohana thanked Paraguay for its defense of Israel in international forums and signed a cooperation agreement between the two parliaments. 

 Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana speaking to Paraguay's Parliament, September 17, 2024.

'Connect to the cries of the people': MK Forer requests cancellation of Knesset summer recess

This action comes in response to the sensitive security situation and the urgent need to address numerous issues, including the plight of evacuees and hostage families.

 MK Oded Forer speaks at a meeting of the Knesset Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs, February 7, 2024.

Jerusalem chief rabbi refuses to shake gay Knesset speaker's hand

Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar refuses handshake with Knesset Speaker Ohana at funeral due to his sexual orientation; Amar's history of LGBTQ+ opposition noted.

 Knesset speaker Amir Ohana (left) and Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar (right.

Rep. Stefanik in Knesset: 'No excuse' for a US president to halt aid to Israel

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, in his speech at the caucus meeting, called the protestors on US campuses "mass mobs" and accused them of trying to "terrorize" their college management "into submission."

 US REPRESENTATIVE Elise Stefanik (R-NY) speaks during a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing titled ‘Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism,’ on December 5

Independence means having the freedom to defend ourselves - Netanyahu

Herzog: Israel's 76th year has been "marked by enormous pain and loss."

Shira, a Californian-born Israeli sharpshooter from the coed Bardelas Battalion, who served in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, leans on a wall near Israel's border with Egypt in southern Israel. February 21, 2024

French President Macron to Knesset Speaker Ohana: 'We warned Iran against attacking Israel'

Ohana presented Macron with the current situation and requested that he continue to stand by Israel, just as he did immediately after Hamas's October 7 attack.

 French President Emmanuel Macron met with Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana on April 10, 2024.

Knesset speaker Ohana meets with German President Steinmeier, Bundestag President Bas

‘We ask ourselves, how did it happen that Jews are afraid here again?’

(Left) Speaker of the Knesset, Amir Ohana with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, APril 8, 2024

As IDF soldiers fight on, Israeli parties call to cancel Knesset spring recess

The decision could also have political implications. One way Netanyahu's opponents are attempting to bring down the government is by having the Knesset pass a bill to disperse itself.

 Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's attend a plenum session for Israeli Knesset's 75th birthday, in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 24, 2024.

From Meron to Oct. 7: What does ‘responsibility’ mean? - analysis

Whom does this responsibility include? Of whom can it be said that this tragedy took place on their watch?

Israeli rescue forces and police near the scene of a stampede that killed dozens and wounded dozens over 100 during the celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag Baomer on Mt. Meron, in northern Israel on April 30, 2021