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.
Airline Vueling deplanes Jewish children, arrest summer camp director due to alleged disruptions
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli called the incident a "serious" antisemitic incident, while Vueling said the crew's decision was not tied to the passenger's religion.
Knesset hosts conference calling to apply Israeli sovereignty to West Bank
Ministers inch closer to firing Baharav-Miara, legality of decision unclear
Chikli denounces Syria's Sharaa as 'barbaric terrorist murder who should be eliminated'
Attorney-General Baharav-Miara refuses to attend her own dismissal hearing
In her letter to the committee, Baharav-Miara wrote that the hearing was based on an illegal government decision that is laden with foreign influences.
A-G: Turning my firing process political is illegal, opens door to political deals
The government's decision to change the hiring and firing process is ‘fundamental, tectonic,’ and will affect the entire future of the position.
US considers $30 b. Iran civilian nuclear deal, Iran denies any meeting with US next week
NGO petitions High Court to allow safe passage to Gaza hospital • Ireland to relocate Tehran embassy staff • IDF amps up strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon
Chikli: British Jews should leave UK if Labour remains in power - report
Amichai Chikli referred to the UK's current government as one of the most hostile towards Israel that we have ever known, the Daily Mail wrote.
Cognitive warfare: Israel needs to stop fighting defensively on hasbara - opinion
Gideon Sa’ar was quoted as terming hasbara a “consciousness warfare.” It could be that it is more. I would say it is cognitive warfare. And in war, much should be considered “fair.”
Legal experts decry minister's illegal move in summoning A-G for arraignment
Baharav-Miara has been blamed for intentionally issuing restrictive legal opinions in order to trip up and eventually topple the government.
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 bill aims to prevent indirect influence by foreign governments by taxing donations to NGOs that serve as their "agents of change."
The 10 commandments for fighting antisemitism Jews need to embrace - opinion
KNOW COMMENT: Jews everywhere are despised and vulnerable when Israel is weak. That is when enemies pounce.
Ireland, Spain, SA are enablers of antisemitism, Diaspora Min. report finds
"Make no mistake: The result [of enabling antisemitism] will be the strengthening of the Hamas-style aggression and barbarism — in Europe itself."
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."
