Neo-Nazi Curious and Champions of Israel: Diaspora Minister Chikli Heads to Spain's Far-right Convention [View all]

Amichai Chikli's official title is Minister of Diaspora Affairs and the Struggle Against Antisemitism (he added the second designation when he accepted the position in January of last year). He is officially in charge of strengthening Israel's relationship to Jewish communities worldwide.

But, since October 7 and the start of the Gaza war, Chikli has intensified his already substantial investment in cozying up to far-right leaders across Europe, including securing himself a permanent spot on their convention circuit.

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Over the two-day event, Chikli will share the stage with ultra-conservatives like Argentinian President and Israel advocate Javier Milei; Jose Antonio Kast, the Catholic leader of Chile's Republican Party whose father has been linked to the Nazi Party; and France's Marine Le Pen, a four-time presidential candidate with political and financial ties to Russian president Vladimir Putin, and whose father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, has multiple convictions for Holocaust denial.

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The next day, MKs Amit Halevi and Ohad Tal appeared alongside U.S. Representative Paul Gosar who has been plagued by accusations of blatant antisemitism. Chikli shared his stage time with Tom Van Grieken, President of Belgium's Vlaams Belang, a party with long-standing ties to both European neo-Nazis and Israel's Likud.

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