Amichai Chikli

Israel’s diaspora minister calls Erdogan a ‘grotesque hybrid of Hitler and Sinwar’

“We all know how narcissistic power-obsessed fanatics like you begin and how they end. The Jewish people have never feared mere flesh and blood, from Pharaoh until today,” Chikli wrote.

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Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli attends a conference against antisemitism in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.
JFNA Board of Directors Chairman Gary Torgow speaks to assembled Israeli government officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after the government approved a NIS 200m. plan to bolster Jewish education in the Diaspora on June 28, 2026.

Israel, Jewish Federations launch NIS 200 million plan to strengthen Diaspora Jewish education

The government-backed initiative, advanced in partnership with JFNA, will focus on expanding access to Jewish schools and strengthening Jewish identity among the next generation.

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ISRAEL SECURITY Agency (Shin Bet) Director David Zini arrives to a Memorial Day ceremony at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 20, 2026, as Israel commemorates its fallen soldiers and victims of terror.

Zini cancels Shin Bet Pride event, slashes budget for all LGBT programming - report

According to sources, plans for the Shin Bet's Pride Month event were well underway when the organizers were notified of its cancellation, with no clear explanation provided. 

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Amichai Chikli, Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism attends a conference organized by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025.

IDF withdrawal from Lebanon would be a failure, must hold strategic points in north, Chikli says

"One thing is clear and simple, as is happening in the Gaza Strip," he said. "We must not again defend Metula from an outpost that is inside Metula.”

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Kariv to CoP: Israel cannot define itself as ‘Jewish’ if it does not bring all hostages home

Kariv described his position as 'the exact opposite' of what Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli presented to the CoP on Sunday.

FEBRUARY 18, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
MK Gilad Kariv is seen at a Knesset discussion on May 7, 2024

Israeli Diaspora minister tells US Jewish leaders he opposes advancing ceasefire and hostage deal

Amichai Chikli tells US Jewish leaders that he will block the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

FEBRUARY 18, 2025ByBEN SALES/JTA
Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks at an American Jewish Committee conference in Tel Aviv on June 14, 2023.

European rise in antisemitism a result of Islamic migration, Diaspora minister says

Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli added that involving Qatar in negotiations was a mistake.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Amichai Chikli speaks at Conference of Presidents, February 16, 2025.

'A shame for Italy': UN's Albanese slams Italian official for meeting Netanyahu

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese called the Italian Deputy PM's photo with Netanyahu "an affront to the Italian Constitution."

FEBRUARY 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Press briefing by Francesca Albanese, Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories at UN Headquarters on October 27, 2022.

Chikli letter to Australian Jews: 'Thank you for your courage, dedication, and unbreakable spirit'

"Your resilience is a beacon of inspiration to all of us," Chikli wrote.

JANUARY 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2024.

Chikli didn’t attend EU Holocaust event due to hostage family letter, not security issues - source

The source's claims that the letter had led to the cancellation contradicted the official line that Chikli was advised by Israeli security services not to attend.

JANUARY 28, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
MK AMICHAI CHIKLI attends the House Committee meeting in the Knesset last week at which he was declared a defector.

Amichai Chikli cancels plans to Belgium over legal, security threats

The decision came from fears that pro-Palestinian organizations might file a legal motion for his arrest upon arrival in Belgium.

JANUARY 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2024.

Cabinet pushes back meeting on hostage release deal

The proposed deal has lead to notable far-right figures in the Knesset threatening to quit.

JANUARY 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THURSDAY’S LONG-AWAITED news of a hostage deal finally hammered out thrust the nation into a whirlpool of mixed emotions. There is elation and despair. Here, protesters in Tel Aviv react after the ceasefire deal was announced on Wednesday evening.

Ben-Gvir: If Gaza ceasefire is implemented, Otzma Yehudit will leave gov't

The right wing minister called the deal 'reckless' and claimed it emboldens Hamas.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir

Chikli first Likud minister to threaten resignation over hostage deal

The announcement was significant, as Chikli was the first minister from the Likud to threaten to resign following confirmation of the hostage deal.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks during a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2024.