Prior to the 2015 Knesset elections he was placed twenty-second on the Likud list,[1] a slot reserved for a candidate from the Negev area.

He was re-elected in subsequent elections in September 2019 and March 2020, serving as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and coalition whip from May 2020 to April 2021.

[9] The Yom HaAliyah bill was co-sponsored by Knesset members from different parties in a rare instance of cooperation across the political spectrum.

[11] In June 2018, he stated in a radio debate that "the entire Jewish race is the highest human capital, the smartest, the most comprehending".

[14] During the Covid-19 pandemic Zohar was heavily criticized for his actions and words against the finance minister Israel Katz,[5] Yifat Shasha Biton,[15] head of the Covid-19 Knesset committee and Prof. Ronni Gamzu,[16] the Corona Czar appointed by Netanyahu himself.

He was also criticized with accusations of nepotism and favoritism when advocating for private weddings and gatherings to be held, while his family members own these types of establishments.