Amir Ohana is an Israeli lawmaker and member of the Likud Party who currently serves as the country's Knesset speaker.
In the past, Ohana held other top roles, specifically as justice minister and public security minister.
Ohana is the first openly gay Israel lawmaker to have a ministerial role or become Knesset speaker and lives with his husband and two children in Tel Aviv.
The meeting between the Speaker and the Argentinian president reportedly covered a variety of Middle East security topics.
Peña addressed the October 7 massacre, stating, "We mourn together with the Jewish people for what happened on October 7. We are not just together now, but we will remain together always."
Amir Ohana thanked Paraguay for its defense of Israel in international forums and signed a cooperation agreement between the two parliaments.
This action comes in response to the sensitive security situation and the urgent need to address numerous issues, including the plight of evacuees and hostage families.
Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar refuses handshake with Knesset Speaker Ohana at funeral due to his sexual orientation; Amar's history of LGBTQ+ opposition noted.
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, in his speech at the caucus meeting, called the protestors on US campuses "mass mobs" and accused them of trying to "terrorize" their college management "into submission."
Herzog: Israel's 76th year has been "marked by enormous pain and loss."
Ohana presented Macron with the current situation and requested that he continue to stand by Israel, just as he did immediately after Hamas's October 7 attack.
‘We ask ourselves, how did it happen that Jews are afraid here again?’
The decision could also have political implications. One way Netanyahu's opponents are attempting to bring down the government is by having the Knesset pass a bill to disperse itself.
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