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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 500

Diaspora Affairs Ministry

In this April 28, 2019 file photo, a San Diego county sheriff's deputy stands in front of the Poway Chabad Synagogue in Poway, California, following a shooting that left one woman dead and wounded three others. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)
December 3, 2024, 4:34 pm
Israel prepares to honor Diaspora victims of antisemitic attacks
A new committee will examine proposals for inclusion in certain state memorials; at least 155 non-Israeli Jews have already been identified
By Zev Stub
In this image taken from video, police stand guard forming a line near the Ajax stadium, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, November 7, 2024. Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were targeted by anti-Israel rioters in an apparently pre-planned attack following a soccer match in the Ajax stadium. (AP Photo InterVision)
November 30, 2024, 8:51 am
Dutch ministers decry Israeli ministry’s report on Amsterdam violence
Officials call Diaspora Ministry report’s publication on social media ‘unusual,’ say allegations against Palestinian community weren’t shared via formal channels
By AFP and ToI Staff
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans who flew on El Al rescue flight from Amsterdam arrive at Ben Gurion international airport, near Tel Aviv, November 8, 2024. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
November 9, 2024, 2:17 pm
Dutch government probing missed Israeli warnings ahead of Amsterdam ‘pogrom’
Official says Mossad asked local authorities to step up security at stadium, hotels after seeing social media ‘flare-up’; minister vows to find every attacker; 59 of 63 suspects freed
By ToI Staff
An online post headed 'No Zionists in UEFA/FIFA' calling for protests as 'a direct clash' with Israeli security forces and the Mossad in Amsterdam on November 7, 2024. (Screen grab via Instagram used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 8, 2024, 11:41 pm
Report: Israeli authorities foresaw danger in Amsterdam, failed to warn soccer club, fans
Dutch officials were reportedly told of risk, urged to up security; city bans demos for three days, gives cops emergency powers after attacks by ‘antisemitic hit-and-run squads’
By ToI Staff
Haaretz publisher Amos Schocken is seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem as he arrives for a court hearing on a lawsuit filed against the newspaper, January 13, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
October 31, 2024, 4:18 pm
Haaretz in government crosshairs after publisher calls terrorists ‘freedom fighters’
Newspaper boss also tells its conference in London that Israel is imposing ‘apartheid,’ should be sanctioned; some ministries cut ties with it; government consider complete boycott
By Stuart Winer
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli with evacuated residents of northern Israel and families of Israelis who were killed since Oct. 7 protest against a hostages-for-ceasefire deal with Hamas, outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, July 14, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 8, 2024, 12:39 pm
Minister, Black Cube CEO discussed probing Students for Justice in Palestine – report
Investigation of protest group said scrapped for fear it could harm US-Israel ties; Chikli’s Diaspora Affairs Ministry says intel firm initiated meeting, but sources say otherwise
By ToI Staff
Democratic Representative Ritchie Torres of New York speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 17, 2023. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
June 8, 2024, 5:15 am
Ritchie Torres slams ‘blithering idiots’ behind secret Israeli influence campaign
Lawmaker says ‘brain might be rotting’ of anyone who thinks he needs convincing to support Israel, after NYT report on effort to encourage Black Democrats to back military funding
By Luke Tress
The Facebook logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, October 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
June 5, 2024, 5:04 pm
Diaspora Ministry funded fake social media posts to spread pro-Israel content — NYT
Paper says influence campaign, which reportedly targeted Black US lawmakers, was commissioned by Israeli government, didn’t have widespread impact; ministry denies involvement
By ToI Staff
Magen David Adom dedicates 14 new ambulances, donated by Samaritan's Purse, to fallen volunteers and employees, Jerusalem, January 23, 2024. (Eastside Studio)
April 9, 2024, 9:31 am
Donations to Israel since October 7 topped $1.4 billion, government reports
Diaspora Affairs Ministry notes ‘unprecedented effort by Jewish communities’ with cash going to government agencies, 350 nonprofits; Israel Bonds sales raise further $1.7 billion
By JTA and ToI Staff
Amichai Chikli, minister of Diaspora affairs and social equality, arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 14, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 25, 2024, 6:36 pm
Damning Tel Aviv University report calls to shutter Diaspora Ministry
Ministry ‘lacks vision and substance,’ according to report from Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry; ex-minister says Diaspora interests need a seat at the table
By Sam Sokol
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators rally near Columbia University in New York on November 15, 2023. (Bryan R. Smith / AFP)
January 3, 2024, 6:08 pm
Foreign Ministry says it has ‘zero budget’ for combating antisemitism abroad
‘There has not been any substantial funding for the last couple of weeks,’ diplomat confirms to Times of Israel
By Sam Sokol
Illustrative: A class at the Lippman School, a Jewish day school in Akron, Ohio, in August 2014. (Uriel Heilman)
October 22, 2023, 9:02 pm
Government initiative helps Jewish day schools worldwide cope with war challenges
Diaspora Affairs Ministry’s UnitEd aims to supply Jewish educators abroad with tools to help students and staff educate and process the current crisis
By Gavriel Fiske
Public Diplomacy Minister Galit Distel Atbaryan speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on August 16, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 13, 2023, 1:14 am
Public diplomacy minister quits post amid war, citing ‘waste of public funds’
Controversial Likud figure Galit Distel Atbaryan says her ministry has been stripped of its authority and therefore ‘cannot provide a meaningful contribution to the country’
By Amy Spiro
Protesters demonstrate against Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli in London, September 5, 2023. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
From the WebSeptember 5, 2023, 11:59 pm
UK Jewish leaders hold ‘frank, not always comfortable’ talks with diaspora minister
Representatives from numerous groups meet with visiting Likud politician Amichai Chikli, with some expressing opposition to Israel’s government, UK Jewish News reports
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli speaks at the AJC Global Forum in Tel Aviv, on June 14, 2023 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 22, 2023, 11:48 am
Chikli irritated US Democrat lawmakers by telling them he’s ‘not woke’ – report
Diaspora affairs minister with history of contentious remarks made comment at meeting in US earlier this month; says he wasn’t trying to be confrontational
By ToI Staff
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