Amichai Chikli is an Israeli lawmaker as part of the Likud Party and current Diaspora affairs and combatting antisemitism minister and, until early January 2024, as social equality minister.
Chikli made waves in Israeli politics in 2021 while part of the Yamina Party after having a public split with the party leader and then-prime minister Naftali Bennett.
"We sincerely appreciate your firm stand against the Iranian regime's indiscriminate aggression towards Israel," Israeli ambassador to Spain Radian-Gordon told People's Party president Feijóo.
Chikli shared a comment by Iran policy analyst Sarah Raviani, who claimed that to bring peace in the Middle East, "Khamenei’s oppressive regime occupying Iran, must be overthrown."
The event, including captivating performances by some of Israel's greatest artists, was broadcast to Jewish communities around the world, thanking them for their support of Israel in its time of need.
A report issued by Israel's Diaspora Ministry found that world Jewry has ensured steadfast support for Israel, both in financial contributions and volunteers.
On Saturday evening, thousands of protesters rallied around the country to protest the government and call for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
The Diaspora Affairs Minister and MK decried what he saw as the university's alarming shift from Zionist values towards antisemitism, especially in light of a professor's controversial comments.
Amichai Chikli denounces the alleged exclusion of Jewish students from Sciences Po University. France grapples with antisemitism amid escalating tensions.
Chikli concluded with a stark warning for Europe, presenting it with a crucial choice: "Embrace national identity or face self-destruction."
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikii said that "the time has come to move from the defensive to the offensive, and to ensure that the perpetrators of anti-Semitism are identified and dealt with.”
Conversations on Gazan support and involvement with Hamas have also grown exponentially over the past few weeks, due to the imminent, but unclear ground operation expected to happen in Rafah.