Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana Slams Protesters for Targeting His Children
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana condemned offensive posters placed along his children's school route. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv police interrogated a political activist over online death threats against coalition members.
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana has strongly condemned protesters who placed offensive posters and stickers along the route his children take to school, timed for the start of the academic year.
Concurrently, Tel Aviv South District police opened a criminal investigation into online incitement. The probe was launched after a social media user commented on Ohana's post, writing that "all 64 [coalition members] deserve to die." A 27-year-old suspect, identified as an activist for the "Democrats" party, was detained, interrogated under caution, and subsequently released under restrictive conditions.
In an interview with Galei Israel radio, the Knesset Speaker expressed his outrage:
"Unfortunately, this is nothing new to us. We have been used to this since I was Minister of Justice in 2019, but we believed there was a red line that would not be crossed—and that is the children. Yet, we discovered that this abhorrent camp managed to stain even the first day of school. My children are starting sixth grade, and all along their familiar route from home to school, offensive, insulting, and ugly posters against their father were waiting for them."
Ohana emphasized that the personal attacks would not deter his political work:
"We discovered there are no boundaries, no red lines, and no depth to which these low people will not sink. However, I am glad to say that we are strong, we will cope, and we will move forward. This will not sway us from our path in the slightest."
