Amir Ohana is an Israeli lawmaker and member of the Likud Party who currently serves as the country's Knesset speaker.
In the past, Ohana held other top roles, specifically as justice minister and public security minister.
Ohana is the first openly gay Israel lawmaker to have a ministerial role or become Knesset speaker and lives with his husband and two children in Tel Aviv.
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.
The incident occurred at the start of a Knesset plenum discussion regarding the government’s ongoing refusal to form an inquiry into the massacre.
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
The spiritual leader of Shas attributes the government's failure to pass ultra-Orthodox military exemptions to Amir Ohana's role as Knesset speaker, while his office denies he made such statements.
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“There is no place for considerations detached from reality when the security of the state and national resilience are at stake,” they added.
The investigation was based on a broad leak of texts and voice messages on a WhatsApp group of including Ben-Gvir's inner circle.
The Biden administration has remained silent on Israel’s response to the letter which its maintained was meant to be private communication between the Pentagon, State Department and Israel.
The Knesset Spokesperson announced that it will unveil a memorial this month honoring victims of terror attacks, featuring a unique design by artist Ella Littwitz.
The meeting between the Speaker and the Argentinian president reportedly covered a variety of Middle East security topics.
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