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Amir Ohana

Opposition demands Knesset speaker’s ouster; he pledges debate on motion if majority wants it
Speaker Amir Ohana in a preliminary vote to dissolve the Knesset, May 20, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
By Stav Levaton, Ariela Karmel, Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
United Torah Judaism breaks from Netanyahu, declines to recommend candidate for prime minister; Herzog spars with Otzma Yehudit over comments against Arab voters
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana attends a Likud party conference ahead of the party’s primary elections in the northern city of Haifa, August 16, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
November 3, 2026, 10:25 pm
Court blasts Knesset Speaker Ohana for blocking comptroller vote but doesn’t intervene
Justices accuse Ohana of undermining democratic governance, rule of law, but decline to order repeat vote as petition was filed too close to end of 25th Knesset’s term
By Jeremy Sharon
Knesset speaker Amir Ohana in the Knesset, Jerusalem, on December 25, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 31, 2026, 1:10 am
Opposition parties said planning to quickly replace Knesset Speaker Ohana
Anti-Netanyahu parties said holding talks on matter, though Liberman may be reluctant to ally with Arab MKs; goal would then be to establish a state commission of inquiry into Oct. 7, 2023, failures
By ToI Staff
Left: Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman speaks in Glilot, central Israel, on October 13, 2026. Right: B'Yachad party chairman Naftali Bennett speaks in Tel Aviv, October 16, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
October 18, 2026, 1:40 am
Bennett, Liberman lay out plans to pass laws against Netanyahu immediately after election
Hawkish opposition chiefs say they’ll replace Knesset speaker, pass term limits for PM, ban criminal defendants from serving in role; Netanyahu urges high turnout among his backers
By ToI Staff and Ariela Karmel
United Torah Judaism election candidate Eliakim Stark speaks at an election event in Beit Shemesh, October 15, 2026. (Screenshot/X/Avi Moskoff)
October 16, 2026, 12:39 pm
Outrage as UTJ candidate likens situation of ultra-Orthodox in Israel to Jews in Holocaust
Stark says draft-dodging men can’t travel for marriage matches: ‘Reminds me of our grandparents’ stories’; Pindrus, Deri regret backing Ohana, a gay MK, as Knesset speaker: ‘Desecration of God’s name’
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana addresses European parliamentary leaders in Rome, Italy, on October 15, 2026. (Noam Moskowitz/Knesset Spokesperson's Office)
October 15, 2026, 11:10 pm
Knesset speaker rejects genocide charges in speech to European parliamentary leaders
Ohana draws applause in Rome as he accuses world leaders of lying about Gaza for political gain, says killing of 6 million Jews in the Holocaust ‘is what real genocide looks like’
By Ariela Karmel
MK Ahmad Tibi attends a Hadash–Ta'al faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 29, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 20, 2026, 12:18 am
Senior Arab MK backs replacing Knesset speaker after election, hints minority government an option
Joint List’s Ahmad Tibi says alliance will back replacing Amir Ohana to give opposition control of parliamentary agenda, and will ‘do more’ than recommend a Netanyahu rival as PM
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Likud MK Ofir Katz (top left), Justice Minister Yariv Levin (top right), Likud MK Amit Halevi (bottom left) and Almog Cohen vote in the Likud primary at polling stations across the country, August 17, 2026. (Ofir Katz's office, Yariv Levin's office, Amit Halevi's office, Almog Cohen's office)
August 17, 2026, 1:33 pm
Likud primary underway in heated contest for few remaining slots on party’s Knesset list
Polling stations open till 9 p.m., with Netanyahu’s expanded control of slate leaving few open spots; candidates take to social media for last-minute appeals to 140,000 Likud members
By Sam Sokol and Michael Horovitz
Attorney Michael Rabello, elected by MKs as state comptroller on June 3, 2026, seen at the Knesset on June 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 2, 2026, 9:01 pm
High Court rules state comptroller election violated ballot secrecy, must be held again
Deputy court president says ‘real possibility’ that six MKs who filmed their vote for Netanyahu’s lawyer influenced outcome of the election; Rabello said refusing to take up post unless a new vote held
By Jeremy Sharon
United Torah Judaism MK Yitzchak Goldknopf (left) and his senior aide Motti Babchik attend a meeting of the Knesset House Committee in Jerusalem, June 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 26, 2026, 2:02 am
Knesset to hold marathon discussions next week to fast-track Basic Law on Torah study
Parliament’s legal adviser warns lawmakers against accelerated process, as MKs seek to push through legislation before Knesset’s expected dissolution ahead of elections
By Ariela Karmel and Stav Levaton
Attorney Michael Rabello is seen before a court hearing on the dismissal of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 21, 2026, 6:21 pm
High Court: Knesset must explain why state comptroller vote should not be annulled
Statement comes after Knesset speaker rejected call to redo vote, which saw Michael Rabello winning after MKs were allegedly told to video themselves putting his name in ballot box
By Sam Sokol and Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) walks outside his office at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Attorney Michael Rabello attends a hearing on a petition demanding the formation of a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 23, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 4, 2026, 2:08 pm
Netanyahu has turned the state comptroller into a branch of his loyalist court
By manipulating the Knesset vote to get his personal attorney appointed to the job of independent overseer of the government, PM proved he values personal loyalty over basic democratic norms
By Tal Schneider
Left: Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani in Beirut, Lebanon, August 13, 2025; Right: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a United Nations conference on February 17, 2026. (Lebanese Parliament/AFP, Valentin Flauraud/AFP)
March 10, 2026, 2:11 pm
Iran vows to fight ‘as long as it takes,’ threatens Trump with ‘elimination’
IRGC says oil blockade will continue, FM rejects Trump’s claim war could be over ‘soon’ and asserts US and Israel failed to meet aims; Tehran continues to lob missiles at neighbors
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a special session of the Knesset, February 25, 2026 (Ma'ayan Toaf/GPO)
February 25, 2026, 10:09 pm
In the Knesset, Modi says India stands firmly with Israel ‘in this moment and beyond’
Indian leader visits Israel in demonstration of strength of strategic ties, relationship with Netanyahu; in historic address calls Israel ‘a protective wall against barbarism’
By Nava Freiberg and Lazar Berman
Opposition leader Yair Lapid greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Knesset in Jerusalem during Modi’s official visit to Israel on February 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 25, 2026, 10:09 pm
With Modi in Knesset, Opposition boycott PM’s speech over exclusion of High Court chief
Lawmakers stage partial boycott, reentering plenum to attend speech by Indian premier. Walk-out has ‘nothing to do with you,’ Lapid assures Modi
By Sam Sokol
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit arrives for a hearing on petitions against the government’s dismissal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 23, 2026, 6:01 pm
Supreme Court chief not invited to Knesset for Indian prime minister’s address
Judicial Authority confirms top justice snubbed in breach of protocol; Knesset Speaker Ohana said planning to fill empty plenum seats with guests if opposition boycotts event
By Jeremy Sharon and Sam Sokol
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