Amichai Chikli
Jerusalem deputy mayor pushes to rename King George street after UK sanctions on settlements
Deputy Mayor Aryeh King submitted the request Wednesday morning to Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, who also serves as chairman of the street naming committee.
Chikli turns down apology to Gaza border communities for Oct. 7, blames Oslo accords
Diaspora Minister Chikli seeks entry bans for UK activists from pro-BDS, anti-Israel orgs.
Israel opens first Chamber of Commerce office in Republika Srpska, Bosnia
IDF soldiers targeted by Turkish 'state mechanism' of false accusations, Diaspora Ministry says
Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Director-General Avi Cohen Scali accused Erdogan of "leading an antisemitic policy toward the State of Israel."
Netanyahu won the Likud primary. Can Likud win beyond its base? - opinion
Likud is walking out of this primary further to the Right, unmistakably built around Netanyahu, security-minded to its core, still ready to sit with the ultra-Orthodox parties.
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.
Chikli calls to close Turkish consulate after report details alleged plan to 'conquer Jerusalem'
The report further alleges that Turkey seeks to strengthen Hamas's influence in Jerusalem and the West Bank through a network of local organizations and associations.
Netanyahu seeking electoral stalemate, new elections to stay in power, former adviser says
Former adviser to the prime minister, Aviv Bushinsky, said Netanyahu would try to preserve a political deadlock and keep the change bloc from reaching 61 seats.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
More Israelis define themselves as Jews first, gov't approves NIS 100m. to improve Diaspora ties
The survey also revealed that 87% of Israelis are proud to be Jewish and that being Jewish is important to them, an increase compared with the previous two years.