Tag: Amichai Chikli
Israeli minister slams Erdogan, endorses Kurdish autonomy
Israeli cabinet minister Amichai Chikli on Wednesday endorsed an independent Kurdish entity, which he juxtaposed with Syrian jihadist rebels supported by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“Kurdistan must be granted independence, while Erdogan should be...
Pulse of Israel conference tackles Jewish identity, independence
Pulse of Israel hosted its second annual conference on Sunday evening, in a night dedicated to finding solutions to problems facing Israel and achieving “independence” after the war.
“We need to be who we are...
Another emerging de facto Israeli FM
In a departure from Israel’s traditional foreign policy, Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli has been quietly cultivating relationships with far-right parties across Europe, many of which have shown support for Israel following the Oct. 7 Hamas...
Minister Chikli to JNS: Biden’s response to anti-Israel campus protests ‘disappointing’
Israeli Minister for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chikli deplored on Thursday U.S. President Biden’s response to the sometimes violent anti-Israel demonstrations sweeping across American university campuses.
“Biden said he condemned the demonstrations but also those who...
Likud MKs present program to ensure defeat of Hamas
As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes under increasing pressure to produce a program for "the day after" Hamas in the Gaza Strip, several Likud lawmakers have issued a plan to refocus attention on first...
Harvard a synonym for antisemitism, says Diaspora minister
Harvard University has become synonymous with antisemitism, and to a total moral collapse of core basic academic values that is spreading like wildfire on American campuses, Israel’s minister for Diaspora affairs said Thursday.
The remarks...
The distorted ‘nakba’ narrative
Israeli Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli is an angry man. Chikli, who has a history of being outspoken, has lately turned his sights on the German government. He has complained about inappropriate comparisons between the...
Likud minister says Biden in cahoots with Lapid, Barak
When U.S. President Joe Biden criticizes the Netanyahu government, he does so in cooperation with opposition leader Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said on Tuesday.
"President...
Israeli minister: J Street a ‘hostile organization’
J Street is “a hostile organization that harms the interests of the State of Israel,” Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli says.
The 41-year-old Likud Party member made the statement during an interview on Monday with Kan...
Israeli minister calls out Poland, Greece and Ukraine over antisemitism
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Ministry Amichai Chikli sent letters to Poland, Greece and Ukraine this week expressing his concern over antisemitic incidents in those countries.
In a letter to Greece’s Ambassador to Israel Kyriakos Loukakis on...