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Naftali Bennett, left, and Yair Lapid hold a joint press conference announcing they will run together in the upcoming elections, in Herzliya, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
October 15, 2026, 6:49 am
Bennett, Lapid pledge to strengthen Israel-Diaspora ties if they’re in next government
B’Yachad proposes folding Diaspora Ministry into Foreign Ministry, also vows to ‘respect existing prayer arrangements at Western Wall Plaza’ while maintaining Robinson’s Arch as a space for ‘prayer and gatherings in diverse ways’
By Ruth Eglash
Protesters march during a pro-Palestine demonstration in London, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)
October 5, 2026, 8:05 pm
Hundreds of anti-Israel protests planned worldwide around October 7 anniversary
Diaspora Ministry says demonstrations scheduled across 37 countries, with more than 100 set for the weekend of October 10-11
By Zev Stub
Illustrative: Travelers seen at the arrival hall of Ben Gurion International Airport on April 11, 2018 (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
June 11, 2026, 6:35 pm
Israel refuses entry to French journalist due to anti-Israeli statements
After reporting from Israel and the West Bank for six years, Alice Froussard wasn’t let in and was sent back to France, in a decision by Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli
By Zev Stub
Jewish men dance with Israeli flags at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 28, 2022. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
June 2, 2026, 4:54 pm
More Israelis now define identity as ‘Jewish first’ amid shifting Diaspora ties, survey finds
Diaspora Ministry study shows a rise of Jewish identity and pride alongside a declining sense of responsibility for overseas Jews
By Zev Stub
YouTuber Tyler Oliveira (left) seen after being denied entry into Israel at Ben Gurion airport, in a video posted to social media on May 12, 2026. (Screenshot/JBN via X)
May 11, 2026, 11:45 pm
Israel blocks antisemitic YouTuber Tyler Oliveira from entering country
After confirming entry refusal, Diaspora affairs minister says, ‘Whoever comes here with the goal of sowing hatred can go back where they came from’
By ToI Staff
Belgian police conduct their investigation outside a synagogue that was his by a blast overnight in Liege, Belgium, March 9, 2026. (John Thys/AFP)
March 16, 2026, 1:37 pm
New Iran-linked terror org behind attacks on European Jewish institutions, Diaspora Ministry warns
Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia targeted sites in Belgium, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam last week as part of a psychological warfare campaign, the report says
By Zev Stub
Right to left: Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli, Leo Terrell, head of US President Donald Trump's special team to combat antisemitism, and former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, at the International Conference on Combating Antisemitism in Jerusalem, January 27, 2026 (Courtesy/Guy Sidi)
January 27, 2026, 6:00 pm
Israel’s antisemitism confab welcomes far-right pols, but draws less fire than last year
Event organized by Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli spotlights threat of jihadism, as well as dangers from right and left
By Zev Stub
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli speaks at a Knesset session on antisemitism, January 26, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 26, 2026, 5:18 pm
At Knesset antisemitism event, European lawmakers blame Islamism, policy failures
Visiting politicians from hard-right parties warn of ‘takeover from within’ by radical Muslims, ahead of controversial confab Tuesday
By Zev Stub
Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli speaks at a conference on antisemitism in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 26, 2026, 11:27 am
Hosting Europe’s far-right again, minister says Diaspora criticism ‘just a disagreement’
As now-annual conference on fighting antisemitism kicks off, Amichai Chikli insists nationalists should be embraced as partners in fighting the main antisemitic threat, from radical Islam
By Zev Stub
Palestinian patients wait to be seen at a Doctors Without Borders or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic, in the al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on December 31, 2025 (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
December 31, 2025, 5:55 pm
UN rights chief slams ‘outrageous’ Israeli suspension of aid groups in Gaza
EU says move will block ‘life-saving aid’; Jerusalem introduced demands in March for detailed information on Palestinian staff; many organizations have not provided it
By AFP, Reuters, Rossella Tercatin and Jeremy Sharon
Palestinians walk along a street past a tent camp surrounded by buildings destroyed during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza City, December 30, 2025. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
December 30, 2025, 9:50 pm
Israel bars 37 nonprofits from Gaza and West Bank for not abiding by new guidelines
Jerusalem says move won’t affect aid; delicensing comes as 10 foreign ministers decry ‘renewed deterioration of humanitarian situation’ in Gaza as rain floods tents
By Jeremy Sharon and AFP
Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli speaks at the international conference on combating antisemitism in Jerusalem, March 27, 2025 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 22, 2025, 4:31 pm
Despite far-right lineup, government hopes antisemitism confab will avoid blowup
After Jewish leaders boycotted a similar conference in March due to attendance of nationalist figures, Diaspora Affairs Ministry insists upcoming event will be more ‘mainstream’
By Zev Stub
MK Gilad Kariv (The Democrats) chairs a meeting of the Knesset Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs Committee, October 21, 2025. (Sam Sokol/ Times of Israel)
October 21, 2025, 7:51 pm
‘Disgrace’: Knesset Diaspora panel chair pans Chikli for inviting British firebrand
Opposition MK Kariv says Tommy Robinson’s visit shows Diaspora minister ‘uninterested in fighting antisemitism’; representatives of his ministry and Foreign Ministry deny involvement
By Sam Sokol
The remains of a Kibbutz Be'eri home destroyed by Hamas attackers on October 7, photographed on October 20, 2023 (Carrie Keller-Lynn/The Times of Israel)
October 6, 2025, 4:58 pm
Government launches October 7 documentation website to expose ‘organized evil’ of Hamas
Diaspora Ministry-backed site features Hamas instructions to assault forces, ‘religious dispensations to murder’ and other documentation ahead of second anniversary of massacre
By Sam Sokol
Protesters hold signs reading "Boycott Israel, It worked with South-Africa" as they gather during a an anti-Israel demonstration, in front of the Foreign Affairs ministry in Madrid, on May 27, 2024. (Thomas Coex/AFP)
May 5, 2025, 4:11 pm
Government report accuses West of bolstering antisemitism by criticizing Israel
Diaspora Ministry dubs Canada ‘champion of antisemitism,’ tying Trudeau’s condemnation of military action in Gaza to 670% spike in anti-Jewish incidents
By Zev Stub
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