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Amichay Eliyahu

The Altalena ship burns after being shelled near Tel Aviv, June 22, 1948. (Hans Pinn/GPO)
August 24, 2026, 12:57 pm
Wreckage found of Altalena arms ship sunk in deadly 1948 power tussle, far-right ministers announce
IDF says it had no part in search for Irgun ship sunk by army of nascent state; 16 Irgun members, 3 IDF troops died in incident that became right-wing symbol; chances of lifting still-intact vessel said slim
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump (left) welcomes Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House, November 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
July 22, 2026, 12:16 pm
Trump to seek Congress approval for US-Saudi nuclear energy pact without safeguards
Sources say deal to build reactors not conditioned on normalizing ties with Israel, as demanded by Biden administration; agreement said to fall short of blocking paths to weaponization
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Minister of Heritage Amichay Eliyahu attends a unity conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 22, 2026 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 12, 2026, 4:04 pm
Otzma Yehudit minister suggests far-right party may woo Shas voters
Comments by Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu follow Haredi party’s refusal to pledge support for another Netanyahu-led coalition until draft exemption law is passed
By ToI Staff
Minister of Heritage Amichay Eliyahu (left) attends a unity conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 22, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Nitzan Alon attends the Herzliya Conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, July 1, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 2, 2026, 2:37 pm
Far-right minister says IDF hostage point man ‘to blame’ for Oct. 7 abductions, killings
Amichay Eliyahu leads coalition backlash against Nitzan Alon for pushing back after Smotrich claimed credit for captives’ return, says top general would have enabled Hamas to threaten Israel again
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
L to R: Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir are seen in the Knesset in Jerusalem, ahead of a failed vote on MK Ayman Odeh's proposed expulsion from the body. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 1:03 pm
Ministers, coalition MKs push pardon for PM after judges urge dropping of key charge
Levin, Eliyahu, Katz and others again call for clemency or for dismissal of all charges, as judges repeat recommendation that prosecutors withdraw Netanyahu’s bribery count
By ToI Staff
Esther Schreiber, whom Heritage Minister Amichai Elyahu selected on May 12, 2026, as the new head of the Israel Antiquities Authority, pending final approval by the IAA council and the government, is seen in an undated photo. (Flash photography)
June 26, 2026, 10:11 am
Vetting panel disqualifies heritage minister’s nominee for Antiquities Authority chief
Esther Schreiber blocked after panel finds that the tender that led to her selection illegally lowered criteria; Ben Gvir says ‘deep state’ can’t handle religiously observant women
By ToI Staff
Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu speaks at a conference on archaeology in the West Bank in Jerusalem on June 17, 2026. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
June 18, 2026, 10:05 am
West Bank archaeology conference unearths controversy as politics takes center stage
Jerusalem event attracts hundreds, including dozens of scholars, but many in the field stay away and international participation is down; attendee calls event ‘highly politicized’
By Rossella Tercatin
Minister of Heritage Amichay Eliyahu (left), in Jerusalem, on January 12, 2026; Esti Shreiber (right), who was tapped as the new head of the Israel Antiquities Authority on May 12, 2026. On May 27, 2026, close to 60 archaeologists petitioned the High Court of Justice to block her appointment. (Left: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90; Right: Flash photography)
May 29, 2026, 2:37 am
Archaeologists petition High Court to block appointment of new antiquities authority chief
Petition deepens rift between academics and Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu, who have been at loggerheads over a controversial West Bank and Gaza antiquities bill
By Rossella Tercatin
The archaeological site of Sebastia in the West Bank, in a handout photo issued on November 20, 2025. (COGAT)
May 19, 2026, 9:28 am
Knesset panel fast-tracks West Bank antiquities bill seen as de facto annexation
Legislation aims to create new civilian body beyond Green Line, as heritage minister pushes to appoint ideological ally with limited experience to run Israel Antiquities Authority
By Rossella Tercatin
President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal, at the scene where a missile fired from Iran at Israel caused damage to a house in Rishon Lezion, March 16, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
March 29, 2026, 9:24 pm
Herzog’s office requests additional materials from Justice Ministry on PM’s pardon request
President’s legal adviser seeks precedents of individuals pardoned prior to conviction, as Trump and Netanyahu allies push to end PM’s criminal trial
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu, pictured in the Knesset plenum, March 19, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
March 24, 2026, 3:17 pm
Minister reportedly backs Netanyahu pardon in position paper submitted to president
Amichay Eliyahu, acting on behalf of justice minister, said to argue pardon would allow nation’s rifts to heal; Herzog adviser to write own paper before president’s final decision
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu, pictured in the Knesset plenum, March 19, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
March 23, 2026, 7:57 pm
Legal watchdog group urges minister not to recommend pardon for Netanyahu
Minister Amichay Eliyahu has strongly indicated he will recommend a pardon, despite the Justice Ministry determining PM’s request does not meet the criteria
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Tel Aviv District Court to testify in his criminal trial, January 27, 2025. (Yariv Katz/POOL)
March 11, 2026, 4:17 pm
‘We cannot recommend it’: Official review advises against accepting PM’s pardon request
Pardons Department completes position paper on Netanyahu’s request in his corruption case, finding that it does not meet necessary criteria
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin attend a special session of Knesset in honor of Argentinian President Javier Milei, June 11, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 10, 2026, 4:36 am
Levin to recuse himself from handling Netanyahu’s pardon request to prevent delays
Justice minister, whose closeness to PM could spark conflict of interest claims, delegates to Amichay Eliyahu; Pardons Department said to decide request should be rejected
By ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers walk past houses destroyed by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, in Kibbutz Be'eri, Oct. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
December 11, 2025, 4:52 pm
Minister may preserve Be’eri homes gutted on Oct. 7 despite kibbutz vote for demolition
Amichay Eliyahu says he’s considering designating buildings as heritage sites as ‘last resort’ at behest of bereaved families; many kibbutz members say they want to move on
By Sam Sokol
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