Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana Slams 'Abhorrent' Hate Speech Targeting His Children

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana has vehemently condemned the placement of hateful posters and stickers along the route his children take to school, describing the perpetrators as an "abhorrent camp" that has crossed a red line by targeting his family. The posters, visible at eye level for his fifth-grade children and their classmates, appeared on the familiar path from their home to school.

In response to the incident, the Tel Aviv South police station has launched a criminal investigation. The probe was initiated following a provocative social media post that stated, "All 64 [MKs] should be death-worthy in every respect," in reaction to one of Ohana's posts. A 27-year-old suspect, identified as an activist for the "Democrats" party, was arrested and questioned under caution before being released under restrictive conditions.

Speaking in a fiery interview on Radio Gal Israel, Ohana expressed his deep pain and anger, stating that while he and his family have become accustomed to political attacks since his tenure as Justice Minister in 2019, they believed children were off-limits. "We discovered that this abhorrent camp managed to tarnish even the first day of school," he said, detailing the "hateful, abusive, abhorrent, ugly posters" his children encountered.

Ohana asserted that there are no longer boundaries or red lines for these "lowly people." Despite the personal attacks, the Knesset Speaker emphasized his family's resilience and vowed that the harassment would not deter him from his political work. "I am happy to say that we are strong, we will cope, we will continue. This will not divert us from our path in any way," he declared.