Amir Ohana

'Londonistan': Knesset speaker condemns British sanctions on Israeli West Bank settlements

“We will continue to fight for the safety and security of Israeli citizens even if it brings condemnations, and even harsh condemnations, from some countries around the world,” he said.

Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana attends a Likud party conference ahead of the party’s primary elections, in the southern city of Ashdod, August 2, 2026.
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana attends a Likud party conference ahead of the party’s primary elections in the northern city of Haifa, August 16, 2026.

Knesset speaker calls on Winter to withdraw from election, claims he is endangering right-wing bloc

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Police question suspect who said Amir Ohana, rest of Likud 'deserving of death'

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana attends a Likud party conference ahead of the party’s primary elections in the northern city of Haifa, August 16, 2026.

LGBTQ Agudah faces backlash for congratulating Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana on Likud primary win


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