Amir Ohana

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A person holds a placard featuring images of US President Donald Trump and Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, as people protest at an International Women’s Day march to show support for women in Iran, in London, Britain, March 7, 2026.
MK Ahmad Tibi attends Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 29, 2026.

Joint List's Tibi says his party will not join coalition, supports replacing Knesset speaker

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana speaks at the Council of Europe, October 15, 2026.

Genocide accusations against Israel are 'despicable lie,' Knesset Speaker Ohana says

Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu with Knesset speaker Amir Ohana during a Likud party meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem , February 6, 2023.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana urges Herzog to pardon Netanyahu in letter with no formal legal basis


Ohana, Johnson launch bid to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Meeting at the US Capitol for the first time since the ceasefire took effect, Ohana and Johnson signed a joint letter to the Nobel Committee urging Trump’s selection.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and US House Speaker Mike Johnson sign joint letter to the Nobel Committee urging the nomination of US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, December 9, 2025.

Power struggles emerge in Netanyahu's Likud internal elections ahead of national primaries

The clashes over local and Central Committee seats are exposing power struggles ahead of the national primaries as political consultants play central roles on many competing lists.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a Likud party meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem on July 23, 2025.

Ohana: Knesset budget to be cut by NIS 125m. following two years of intense war with Hamas

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana announces a NIS 125 million budget cut for 2025, with the funds directed to the treasury to support Israel's economy amid ongoing challenges.

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses the Knesset plenum at the opening of the winter session on October 20, 2025.

Knesset erupts over speaker's jab at Supreme Court chief, Netanyahu expects more peace deals

Knesset speaker introduced Supreme Court president as a judge, drawing outrage • Netanyahu: Expect to forge additional peace agreements in the region

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters the Knesset plenum, October 20, 2025.

'We will never forget': Israel marks two years since October 7 in state ceremonies

A state ceremony commemorating the fallen soldiers in the Israel-Hamas War first took place, and it was followed by a ceremony to remember the civilian victims of October 7 and the war.

A VIEW of Kibbutz Be’eri shows a destroyed home from a world left behind on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists, Palestinian civilians, UNWRA workers, and media members infiltrated Gaza border communities and massacred 1,200 people.

'The hostages are back! It feels so good to say it,' Trump says during Knesset speech

The "cruelty of October 7 struck the heart of humanity," and the US mourned alongside Israel, Trump said, adding that "Because of us, the long and painful nightmare is finally over."

US President Donald Trump addresses the Knesset plenum, October 13, 2025.

Cabinet ministers, Gantz denounce booing of Netanyahu's name during Witkoff's Hostage Square speech

Likud ministers and senior opposition figure Benny Gantz denounced protesters who booed Prime Minister Netanyahu during US envoy Steve Witkoff’s speech at Hostage Square.

Activists gather at Tel Aviv's Hostage Square, October 11, 2025.

Likud MK Eli Dalal is knocked down during anti-gov't Kfar Saba protest, four arrested

Israel Police explained that "four suspects were arrested for disrupting the peace and attacking police officers during an illegal protest in Kfar Saba."

Police officers remove protestors from the Likud event in Kfar Saba.

Netanyahu insists no regulatory acts were committed on Milchan’s behalf, no exceptional treatment

Netanyahu faced tense questioning and public outbursts as he rejected claims of special treatment for Arnon Milchan.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Israel's economy at a press conference, September 16, 2025.

'At UN, truth is a lie and lie is a truth,' Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana tells 'Post' conference

The UN "rewards terror, ignores massacre and obstructs the path to real peace," Ohana said.

Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana at The Jerusalem Post's Diplomatic Conference at the Friends of Zion media center, September 16, 2025.