Amir Ohana

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

The bill seeks to enshrine Torah study in the country’s Basic Law as part of a proposal that critics argue encourages draft evasion and changes the status of yeshiva students who do not serve.

MKS ATTEND a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on June 16, 2026.
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, May 27, 2026.

High Court issues conditional order in Rabello State Comptroller election case, expands panel

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.

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

Morocco-Israel (Illustrative)

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


Likud ministers call on Netanyahu to apply Israeli sovereignty over W. Bank ahead of Trump visit

"The October 7 massacre proved that the doctrine of settlement blocs and the establishment of a Palestinian state in the remaining territory is an existential danger to Israel."

 Jewish settlers set up tents and Israeli flags outside the village of Bruqin, west of Salfit, in the northern West Bank, May 23, 2025.

National Unity MK Gadi Eisenkot formally resigns from Knesset

"I have seen greatness in serving the people," he wrote. "I will act with faith and commitment to creating a leadership alternative worthy of the State of Israel."

 MK Gadi Eisenkot seen at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 30, 2025.

WATCH: Knesset building illuminates in colors of US flag after strikes on Iran nuclear facilities

Knesset Speaker Ohana referred to Trump as the most important president in US history and the best friend the Jewish people have ever had in the White House.

 Knesset building illuminates in colors of US flag in honor of Trump's strikes on Iran nuclear facilities, June 22, 2025.

US House speaker Mike Johnson to visit Israel, address Knesset in late June

Johnson is also expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem during the brief trip.

 (L-R) Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and US House Speaker Mike Johson.

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.

Ohana's historic IPU address: A call for peace, justice, and standing against terror

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana addressed the IPU in Uzbekistan, warning of the global threat posed by Hamas and Israel’s resolve to combat terrorism.

Amir Ohana shows an alleged Gaza propaganda map of Israel as he addresses the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, April 6, 2025.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana embarks on historic visit to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan

Ohana was warmly welcomed by Uzbek Senate President Tanzila Narbayeva at the entrance to the grand parliamentary building in Tashkent.

 Knesset speaker Amir Ohana and Uzbek Senate President Tanzila Narbayeva

Knesset speaker apologizes to families of October 7 victims after violent altercation

Families were blocked from entering the visitors’ section of the plenum to observe a discussion regarding a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana

Opposition faction chairs demand Speaker Ohana apologize over violence against bereaved parents

The incident occurred at the start of a Knesset plenum discussion regarding the government’s ongoing refusal to form an inquiry into the massacre.

A violent confrontation erupted at the Knesset between bereaved parents and police officers

Grapevine January 10, 2025: Ohana talks of Hoenline Hotline

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 KNESSET SPEAKER Amir Ohana with Malcolm Hoenlein.