US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s decision not to attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the US Congress on July 24 was “miserable,” Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post in Jerusalem on Monday. Chikli also criticized Harris for comments she … Read more
Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli (Likud) criticized the IDF on Thursday for allowing Brothers in Arms leader Lt.-Col. (res.) Ron Scherf to continue volunteering for reserve duty, after threatening to cease his service if the government passed its controversial judicial reform in 2023. The IDF’s spokesperson said following Chikli’s criticism that … Read more
Following what could seem like a threat by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, where he implied Turkey would enter Israel like the country had done with others in the past, politicians began expressing their condemnations on the matter over social media. Foreign Minister Israel Katz slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a post … Read more
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli was interviewed recently on 103FM radio and addressed a number of current issues, including the drafting of the ultra-Orthodox and his support for far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen. “I do not accept the terminology surrounding the draft law,” Chikli began, “It is an injustice to Jewish values. … Read more
Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli and Elan Carr, former United States Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and CEO of the Israeli-American Council, engaged in a lively discussion on antisemitism with Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Zvika Klein at the Jerusalem Post Conference on Monday. Chikli reported on the ministry’s activities since the … Read more
Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli called for regime change in Iran after the barrage of suicide drones launched at Israel by the Islamic state on Saturday night. “Tonight we learned that Iran’s Islamic terror regime is weaker than ever,” said Chikli. “Our freedom-loving brothers in Iran, now is the time to act, and with God’s … Read more
A new party of IDF reservists who served in the Gaza Strip would receive 10 seats if led by former communications minister Yoaz Hendel, a poll conducted for The Jerusalem Post found this week. The poll also found that a reservists’ party headed by other candidates with a military background would garner strong support. … Read more
A number of prominent Jewish organizations have sent a letter to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionist Party) urging him to keep the Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry from closing down, as has been recommended by the officials of his ministry. The Jerusalem Post has learned that a group of prominent Jewish American … Read more
