Amichai Eliyahu

Religious Zionism accuses Minister Amichai Eliyahu of orchestrating a smear campaign via false SMS messages against Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

Israel's Ministry of Heritage has declared the security shelters in the Gaza envelope as official antiquities and national heritage sites to preserve historical evidence of the October 7 attacks.

Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu sparked controversy at a Tel Aviv high school election panel by stating he would not want anti-government protesters drafted into combat roles, questioning their willingness to fight.

Ramat Gan's Winter Stadium archaeological site faces a temporary freeze as authorities weigh plans to preserve a 1,300-year-old Early Islamic commercial complex instead of burying it under a planned bus terminal.

Kibbutz Kfar Aza developed a plan to commemorate the October 7 massacre, but the Ministry of Heritage, led by Minister Amichai Eliyahu, offered a meager budget conditional on holding veto power over the commemoration's content. The kibbutz leadership rejected this, stating the government's only claim is to the failure itself. KKL-JNF has stepped in to provide 15 million shekels for the project.

The Ministry of Heritage has approved a 113 million shekel investment to restore and develop over 70 historical sites in Judea and Samaria. The plan aims to strengthen Jewish identity and improve tourism infrastructure across the region.