After the publication of antisemitic messages Jordan Bardella wrote as a teenager, Israeli Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli came out in defense of the National Rally leader, accusing the French left of 'character assassination, like Israeli leftists'
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After the publication of antisemitic messages Jordan Bardella wrote as a teenager, Israeli Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli came out in defense of the National Rally leader, accusing the French left of 'character assassination, like Israeli leftists'

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September 30, 2026Updated:September 29, 2026
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli defended far-right French politician Jordan Bardella on Tuesday after resurfaced antisemitic comments by Bardella were widely condemned, further cementing Chikli's and the Israeli government's ties with Europe's far right.
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