Amichai Chikli
Amichai Chikli is an Israeli lawmaker as part of the Likud Party and current Diaspora affairs and combatting antisemitism minister and, until early January 2024, as social equality minister.
Chikli made waves in Israeli politics in 2021 while part of the Yamina Party after having a public split with the party leader and then-prime minister Naftali Bennett.
Qatar under Israeli attack for supporting radical Islam at CPAC conference in Hungary
Chikli referred to the financing that radical Islamic organizations tied to the Brotherhood are getting from EU institutions and declared: “Europe is financing its own death.”
Bill proposing 80% tax on NGO foreign aid may harm Diaspora Jews, Kariv warns
The 10 commandments for fighting antisemitism Jews need to embrace - opinion
Ireland, Spain, SA are enablers of antisemitism, Diaspora Min. report finds
Chikli hails Shin Bet leaker as 'hero of Israel' as scandal erupts
According to Chikli, the official “revealed that, in the midst of war, the head of the Shin Bet was obsessively spying on a serving minister."
Illegitimate lawfare: Bosnia uses Israel as a battleground - opinion
When European states act in Bosnia, they do so on the much murkier ground of knowing what’s good for Bosnia.
Diplomacy or war: The dilemma of politicizing the fight against antisemitism - analysis
Israel’s diaspora minister urged a 'full-scale war' on antisemitism, not just diplomacy, at a tense conference marked by political rifts and notable absences.
Netanyahu: Antisemitism threatens free societies, who must join fight against it
The conference drew controversy and withdrawals from slated participants due to the presence of far Right politicians, such as France's Jordan Bardella.
Sylvan Adams: Antisemitism conference critics focused on politics rather than dialogue
Adams reminded that antisemitism was a problem across the political spectrum, and argued that the labels of right and left were unhelpful when engaging with the Jewish community.
Shabbos Kestenbaum: Jewish students are today's leaders in fight against antisemitism
"Jews are not asking for special treatment under the law -- we are asking for equal treatment under the law," said Kestenbaum.
Israel's antisemitism strategy: Picking political allies over Diaspora Jews - opinion
The Israeli government has exposed a growing rift between its political calculations in terms of fighting antisemitism, and the actual concerns of Diaspora Jews.
Islamism, radical Left root of antisemitism surge, French far Right leader tells 'Post' - exclusive
Bardella describes his visit to Israel and Jerusalem as "my and our total engagement in the fight against antisemitism."
The war on Jews has returned, and the West is complicit - opinion
The Diaspora Affairs Ministry will roll up their sleeves and fight—not with polite condemnation, but with moral clarity and unapologetic force.
Chikli loses faith in Goldknopf over discriminatory land allocations to haredim
“Also what they thought would go to the general public, we found some way to allocate to the haredi public, not everything can be talked about," Goldknopf said.
'Stabbing Jews in the back': Diaspora heads warn against Chikli's antisemitism conference
“I expect the Israeli government and the Knesset to take just as clear a stand,” Kariv said.
