Ohad Tal

Knesset repeals 2021 kashrut reform, restores Rabbinate control over certification

Under the law, official kashrut certificates may be issued by the Chief Rabbinate Council, authorized local rabbis, and, within the IDF, the Military Rabbinate.

KASHRUT CERTIFICATION at a Jerusalem eatery – will the rabbinate’s monopoly be broken?
Opposition Leader and Head of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speak during a press conference announcing a joint list named “Together” ahead of upcoming elections, to be led by Bennett, in Herzliya, central Israel, April 26, 2026.

Bennett files defamation lawsuit against MKs, Channel 14, for mental illness claims

 The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Semi-open ballot: The path to fixing Israel’s electoral system - opinion

SOME OF the international delegates at the Jewish Community Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

Gathering to pray in Taiwan under the dark clouds of Chinese threats - opinion


Baharav-Miara: Proposals to split A-G role would damage rule of law and democracy

A-G Gali Baharav-Miara warns that splitting her office would turn legal authorities into "private lawyers" and "harm the foundations of the regime, the rule of law, and human rights."

Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

'Taiwan stood by Israel, now it's our turn': Over 70 Israeli lawmakers vow support for Taiwan

The Knesset members emphasized that the statement reflects gratitude for Taiwan’s ongoing support of Israel and acknowledges Taiwan's significant contributions to global welfare.

(L-R) MK Boaz Toporovsky, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Representative, Ya-Ping (Abby) Lee, and MK Ohad Tal.

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar lied in affidavit, Israeli lawmaker Ohad Tal tells 'Post'

According to Tal, Bar attempted to create a “false narrative. The job of the Shin Bet was to provide specific warnings of attacks, and not “general warnings” such as the ones issued in 2023.

 Ohad Tal, 2022.

Coalition MK calls for parliamentary inquiry into Shin Bet Jewish department

MK Ohad Tal urged the Knesset to probe the Shin Bet’s Jewish Department over alleged illegal detentions, bias, and abuse of suspects in the West Bank.

 Ohad Tal, 2022.

Right-wing MK: Outcome of Israel-Hamas war cannot be a Palestinian state - interview

Religious Zionist Party MK Ohad Tal: Talk of Palestinian statehood after the war signals that terrorism pays off

 THE WRITER attends a Knesset meeting. The Jews lived in this region, including an unbroken presence in Israel, for millennia, he notes