Amir Ohana
“The murder of a demonstrator ... or the murder of an Israeli prime minister, are not imaginary scenarios,” warns Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.
Israeli public security minister to attorney general: ‘Take the threats against Netanyahu seriously’
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit is “acting like someone with a personal vendetta against the prime minister,” says Public Security Minister Amir Ohana.
Eastern Jerusalem resident Iyad Halak was shot dead after officers mistook his suspicious behavior and refusal to halt as a terrorist threat.
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz is to be tasked with assembling a coalition after securing recommendations from 61 Knesset members, though he faces seemingly insurmountable challenges due to a reliance on the Joint Arab List.
The Israeli premier’s trial is delayed until May 24 after Israeli Justice Minister Amir Ohana announces a 24-hour “state of emergency.”
Orly Ginsberg Ben-Ari “has served in the Prosecutor’s Office for 28 years and has extensive experience in law,” affirmed Justice Minister Amir Ohana.
The ruling follows petitions by Aleksey Burkov, who has been in Israeli custody since 2015, and the family of Israeli-American woman Naama Issachar, who has been held by Russia since April.
Family of American-Israeli woman serving a more than seven-year sentence in Russia for drug-trafficking calls decision “immoral and inhumane” • Israeli justice minister: Extradition order was signed “after many in-depth deliberations.”
Israel’s “prosecution within a prosecution” is “making itself a political player—a player that is not elected by the public,” says Justice Minister Amir Ohana • Mandelblit: “The law-enforcement system will not be dragged into politics.”
Amir Ohana and Bezalel Smotrich are making headlines with their staunch views, although some say it’s more about politicking than policy.
The Likud legislator, Israel’s first openly gay right-wing MK, will serve as justice minister until after Israel’s Sept. 17 elections, replacing Ayelet Shaked.
