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Knesset speaker fumes after being informed he won’t speak at Independence Day ceremony
Likud MK Amir Ohana in Beit El, in the West Bank, July 12, 2022 (Sraya Diamant/Flash90) and (R) MK Miri Regev in Jerusalem, May 29, 2022 (Arie Leib Abrams/FLASH90)
Transportation Minister Miri Regev reportedly informed Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana that he won’t be given the traditional honor of speaking at this year’s Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony as major changes are made to the event in light of October 7.
The news infuriated Ohana who instructed the Knesset Guard not to cooperate with preparations for the ceremony, Channel 12 reports, which said that the confab will still include a pre-recorded speech from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
