Lapid meets barred hostage mom Einav Zangauker outside Knesset, says Ohana won’t take his call on matter

By Sam Sokol 6 January 2025, 12:51 pm

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Sam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"

Standing outside the Knesset with Einav Zangauker, the mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid accuses Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana of refusing to take his call to discuss her Knesset ban.

Lapid says he does not know of another incident of the Knesset speaker refusing to take the opposition leader’s call, describing it as a “disgrace.”

Last week, Zangauker was prevented from entering the Knesset, with the Knesset Spokesperson’s Office saying that she had “despite her repeated promises, continued to seriously violate order.”

When Zangauker showed up at the Knesset accompanied by opposition lawmakers this morning, she was prevented from entering the Knesset for a second time.