Ignoring ingrained anti-Semitism, Israel backs global far-right

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Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. Credit: Flash90

This year, Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli hit the road.

Not to shore up Diaspora Jewish support for Israel’s war on Gaza or reassure Jews concerned about rising anti-Semitism but to forge closer ties to the global far-right tainted by its anti-Semitic roots.

Israel’s self-appointed ambassador to the global far-right, Mr. Chikli, appears to have Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s tacit endorsement, even if other Cabinet members, like Foreign Minister Israel Katz, are more circumspect about their far-right relationships to avoid being seen as interfering in the domestic affairs of others.

Mr. Chikli serves Mr. Netanyahu’s purpose. The two men share a long-standing proclivity for the far-right, but as prime minister, Mr. Netanyahu must maneuver cautiously to avoid complicating Israel’s diplomatic relations.