Amichai Chikli

How $250M flowed to delegitimization groups targeting Israel

A Diaspora Ministry study reveals that approximately 20 anti-Israel organizations operating in the US raised more than $250 million used for incitement and maintaining links to terrorism.

Pro-Palestinian students protesting against Israel in the United States
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli attends a conference against antisemitism in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

Chikli calls to close Turkish consulate after report details alleged plan to 'conquer Jerusalem'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the IDF's 192nd pilot course graduation ceremony.

Netanyahu seeking electoral stalemate, new elections to stay in power, former adviser says

Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli attends a conference against antisemitism in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

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


CPAC launches 'Center to Combat Antisemitism' ahead of visit to Israel

CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp and his wife Mercedes Schlapp are also due to travel to Israel in the coming weeks. They will meet with Diaspora Affairs and Combatting Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli.

 Former White House Political Director Matt Schlapp and Former White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp attend the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, February 22, 2024.

Israel seeks to bar French MEP Rima Hassan over anti-Israel boycott campaigns, Hamas support

Hassan called for boycotting companies operating in Israel, participated in boycotting Israel, and published content encouraging the imposition of sanctions. She also attended pro-Hamas rallies.

 Rima Hassan, the then candidate for the European elections on the list of La France Insoumise (LFI), attends a pro-Palestinian protest in central Paris, France, May 29, 2024.

Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli meets with French far-right leader

Chikli spoke about working together with right-wing and far-right European parties at the 50th annual Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

 Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks at an American Jewish Committee conference in Tel Aviv on June 14, 2023.

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.

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.

 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.

 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."

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.