Amichai Chikli

'He should be ashamed': Liberman condemns Chikli for mocking his Russian accent

Avigdor Liberman accused Amichai Chikli of insulting more than a million Russian-speaking Israelis after the minister mocked his accent, sparking widespread criticism.

 Israel's Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the new settlement of Maale Arugot on September 2, 2026 in Gush Etzion, West Bank; illustrative
The UN's Lie Industry campaign video shows a parrot on the stand at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.

‘Repeating a lie doesn’t make it true’: Israel releases exposé of UN’s bias before General Assembly

 UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

Diaspora Ministry launches site collating United Nations bias against Israel in war against Hamas

Streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are named after Britain’s King George V due to the Balfour Declaration supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in what was then known as Palestine, which was issued during his reign.

Jerusalem deputy mayor pushes to rename King George street after UK sanctions on settlements


Chikli urges Jewish students to leave Belgian universities over Albanese honorary degree

The Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry published a brief that examined Albanese's conduct, calling it "fundamentally incompatible" with the responsibilities of her role.

Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on December 24, 2025.

Chikli calls October 7 attack a part of long-term Iran-Israel conflict, stresses nuclear threat

Amichai Chikli stressed that the current conflict should be viewed as part of a longer confrontation with Iran rather than a newly erupted war.

 Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025.

Israel bans entry of US members of Eyewitness Palestine, Chikli pushes for stricter regulations

“The rule is clear: whoever incites against us - simply will not enter here," said Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli.

Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on December 24, 2025.

Israeli voters deserve representatives they can trust - opinion

Reform is needed to make Israeli democracy meaningful as voters don't have enough influence over Knesset members.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 5, 2026

Protests, courts, and control: Israel’s struggle for power and moral high ground - opinion

Street harassment is unacceptable when it targets the wrong people, power, not principle, explains the rage.

Extreme right-wing activists block car of former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak, January 28, 2026.

Editor's Notes: Even after his death, Rabbi Sacks' idea of antisemitism stays dangerously relevant

In Sacks' European Parliament speech, he described antisemitism as a virus that defeats the immune system by constantly changing its structure.

 Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, 1948-2020.

Over 800 severe antisemitic incidents reported in 2025, 21 Jews murdered, Diaspora Ministry reveals

Most incidents were recorded in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, and Canada, the ministry found.

 A person holds a placard during a demonstration against antisemitism, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2023.

Israel to honor Charlie Kirk at Jerusalem 'Generation of Truth' antisemitism conference

The Second International Conference on Combating Antisemitism, led by Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli, was scheduled for January 26–27.

Charlie and Erika Kirk in Jerusalem in March of 2019

'New enemy rising': Likud MK Dan Illouz decries Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens in Knesset address

Illouz’s comments come as the Republican party has been roiled in recent months by debates over the mainstreaming of antisemitic influencers within the GOP.

MK Dan Illouz speaks during Economic Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on March 26, 2025.

Diaspora Ministry pairs with US liberal synagogue rabbinical fellowship to strengthen Israel ties

A cohort from the SWFS Amplify Israel fellowship met with Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli in an effort to "strengthen [Israel's] connection with liberal rabbis from North America."

Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli meets with US Reform rabbis in an effort to strengthen ties between Israel and American Jewry in early January 2026.