ast November, just weeks into the war in Gaza, Amichai Chikli, a brash, 42-year-old Likud minister in the Israeli government, was called into the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, to brief lawmakers on what could be done about rising anti-war protests from young people across the United States, especially at elite universities.
The “Concert” remark referred to a sprawling relaunch of a controversial Israeli government program initially known as Kela Shlomo, designed to carry out what Israel called “Its latest incarnation is part of a hardline and sometimes covert operation by the Israeli government to strike back at student protests, human rights organizations and other voices of dissent.activities were conducted through non-profits and other entities that often do not disclose donor information.
The organization is now under the administration of Chikli, the Israeli minister for diaspora affairs.recently revealed that Chikli’s ministry had tapped a public relations firm to secretly pressure American lawmakers. The firm used hundreds of fake accounts posting pro-Israel or anti-Muslim content on X , Facebook and Instagram. . This law requires groups receiving funds or direction from foreign countries to provide public disclosures to the US Department of Justice.
But the participants in the hearing made clear that the IHRA definition should be a strategic priority for the state of Israel.partner of the ISGAP, Concert and the ministry of diaspora affairs. “We shifted the focus to work at the local level,” said Vaknin-Gill. “We’ve found that mayors and states – it’s much easier to work with them and actually make the definition into something real.”