From Ohana bucks Likud party line to vote in favor of gay adoption bill
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with new Knesset speaker Amir Ohana and Ohana's children after the swearing-in ceremony of the new Israeli government at the Knesset, on December 29, 2022. (Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana voted in favor of a bill that would allow same-sex couples and singles to adopt in Israel, while the rest of his Likud party voted against the legislation put forward by Yesh Atid.
The bill failed a preliminary vote, 37-54.
Ohana and his husband have two children born through surrogacy — a process that was only legalized for gay couples in Israel last year.
Earlier today, the first baby conceived via surrogate to a gay couple in Israel was born.
