Ministry of Diaspora

Israel reports 1,000 antisemitic incidents worldwide, 20 killed in past year

During the reporting period, over 300 incidents were recorded in the United States, and over 130 incidents each in the United Kingdom and France.

Graffiti was spraypainted on Temple Israel in Minneapolis on Oct. 7, 2025, the two-year anniversary of Hamas' attack in Israel.
Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on December 24, 2025.

Chikli urges Jewish students to leave Belgian universities over Albanese honorary degree

Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on December 24, 2025.

Israel bans entry of US members of Eyewitness Palestine, Chikli pushes for stricter regulations

PEOPLE AFFILIATED with Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hold signs during a vigil to honor colleagues and others who have been killed during the war in Gaza outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, December 6, 2023.

Israel to terminate Doctors Without Borders activity in Gaza after org. backtracks on promise


Diaspora Ministry pairs with US liberal synagogue rabbinical fellowship to strengthen Israel ties

A cohort from the SWFS Amplify Israel fellowship met with Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli in an effort to "strengthen [Israel's] connection with liberal rabbis from North America."

Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli meets with US Reform rabbis in an effort to strengthen ties between Israel and American Jewry in early January 2026.

Why Israel set up the J50 forum: Streamlining the global Jewish message - analysis

The global Jewish response to antisemitism historically rested on a fragile equilibrium, on the assumption that antisemitism would remain largely local. That assumption collapsed after October 7.

ISRAELI FOREIGN Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Mauro Berenstein, president of DAIA.

MSF voices concerns it may be barred from Gaza, Israel says it failed to comply with requirements

MSF did not cooperate with a government-required registration process and declined to provide Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs with a list of its employees, as mandated by a government decision.

Palestinians who were wounded during protests at the Israel-Gaza border fence, wait to receive treatment outside a clinic run by Doctors Without Borders, in Gaza City September 17, 2018.

Diaspora Minister Chikli visits Chabad security hub en route to Sydney after Hanukkah attack

The visit came hours after gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah gathering in Sydney, killing at least 15 people, including Chabad of Bondi emissary Rabbi Eli Schlanger.

 Amichai Chikli lit a Hanukkah candle and praised the CWA security hub as it coordinated with emissaries worldwide following the Sydney attack.

Rabbi Scot A. Berman to reveal how Oct. 7 transformed diaspora schools at JPost summit

“This conflict feels personal in a new way,” says Rabbi Scot A. Berman

Rabbi Scot A. Berman

Khamenei’s army: The mysterious US-based Iranian X accounts supporting Iran's regime

A closer examination by The Jerusalem Post of dozens of X accounts replying to Khamenei’s speech revealed a set of numerous common patterns.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over a backdrop of the Iranian flag and screenshots of pro-regime messages on X/Twitter in Arabic.

Diaspora Ministry to Defense Ministry: Weigh designating CAIR a terrorist organization - exclusive

Weigh designating the US-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) a terrorist group over alleged ties to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.

People take part in a protest sponsored by CAIR against Trump's new sweeping travel ban, which went into effect as his administration intensifies its immigration crackdown, June 9, 2025

Jewish conservatives are looking to JD Vance to draw line against antisemitism on the Right

Jewish conservatives clash over JD Vance’s silence on rising far-right antisemitism at Manhattan conference.

 The Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall, Jerusalem, and Senator JD Vance (R-OH) attends an event held by the national conservative political movement, 'Turning Point' in Detroit, Michigan, US, June,16, 2024.

Mosaic United taps veteran Jewish educator Yigal Nisell as new CEO

Nisell arrives from the Combat Antisemitism Movement, where he served as chief operating officer and global head of partnerships, coordinating interfaith coalitions and policy campaigns.

 Yigal Nisell, newly appointed CEO of Mosaic United, at the organization’s Jerusalem headquarters, June 2025.

Uniting Against Digital Hate: Israeli Tech and Global Leaders Convene in NYC

Hack the Hate NYC brings together innovators, policymakers, and civil society to fight the rising tide of online antisemitism and extremist hate

 Hack the Hate event in NYC. Among those pictured: Rabbi Moshe Hauer, Rabbi Ari Berman, Anne Neuberger, Shiran Mlamdovsky Somech and Steve Mulder