Amir Ohana
Ohana’s parents, partner and two children, born to a surrogate mother in the U.S., attended the parliamentary vote to approve his nomination.
The Likud lawmaker previously served as justice and public security minister.
Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer had been viewed as the leading candidate for the position, and the Biden administration was said to be advocating for his appointment.
A state committee of inquiry added that Amir Ohana, public security minister at the time, did not do what was expected when he gave the go-ahead for the celebrations.
More than 1,500 suspects have been detained in the past two weeks of violent unrest throughout the country, say police.
Fending off criticism over the deadly Meron stampede on April 30, Amir Ohana insists that responsibility and guilt are two separate things.
A commission of inquiry “does not look for guilt; it examines, listens and recommends,” says former Supreme Court Justice Dalia Dorner.
According to data collected by HaShomer HaChadash, agricultural damages sustained in 2020 came to around $7 million—a 10 percent increase from the previous year.
“There is no place in Israeli society for such comparisons that desecrate the memory of the Holocaust,” says Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
Uzi Dayan tells fellow Likud members that such a move may be necessary, even though it could lead to the fall of the government.
“These are serious” accusations, Public Security Minister Amir Ohana acknowledges, “but I stand behind them” • Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit calls claim “crazy and false conspiracy theory.”
“We are not going to see a civil war, but we are going to see violence rise steadily,” says Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana.
