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The Israeli minister for Diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism hinted that Israel would soon make a “special announcement” regarding Leo Terrell.
Amichai Chikli, the Israeli minister for Diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism, met Thursday in Washington with Leo Terrell, chairman of the U.S. Justice Department's task force on combating Jew-hatred.
They discussed "additional aspects of the fight against antisemitism that have seeped into schools, as well as other related issues" during the "excellent" meeting at the Department of Justice, Chikli said.
Terrell is "leading an uncompromising campaign against the leadership of the Ivy League universities, which have failed to protect their Jewish students from discrimination and antisemitic attacks," the Israeli minister tweeted.
The Trump administration official "is a man of heart and conviction who moved the people of Israel with his unwavering support for the war against Hamas and the effort to bring our hostages home," he said.
Chikli hinted that Israel would soon make a "special announcement" regarding Terrell and thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for the "critical appointment and for his administration's determined fight against antisemitism."
Speaking at an Israel Hayom conference in New York City on Tuesday, Chikli expressed concerns over a "white supremacy, Nazi antisemites, and conspiracies" entering the mainstream over the past two years.
He singled out former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, making the claim that the popular right-wing pundit is serving foreign interests.
"I believe Tucker is being paid to push forward sharia law," Chikli said. When pressed on whether he believes that Carlson is being funded by Qatar, the senior minister replied, "I think he is being paid by Qatar, yes," though he acknowledged that this was "hard to prove."
He said that the Jewish state should "stay out of the fight" inside Trump's MAGA movement, adding that figures such as Carlson and prominent white supremacist Nick Fuentes are "not conservatism" and that the battle should be waged by "real conservative leaders" within the U.S.
