Sharpening the Lens on
Israeli Settlement Policy


"Beyond their actual or supposed impact on the outcome of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, settlements have become an emotionally charged issue because they symbolize the parties’ conflicting national narratives," writes Aaron Jacob. READ BRIEFING.

Watch AJC's New Film on the Real
Obstacle to Middle East Peace

Also available in Spanish.

Mideast Briefing: The Challenges Ahead in the Middle East


"I joined AJC in the wake of 9/11: and the battles which began back then are still our battles today, even as the region faces new and dramatic dynamics," writes AJC Israel Director Eran Lerman, in his final Weekly Briefing before he takes up his new post as Israel's Deputy National Security Adviser. READ BRIEFING.

Executive Director's Blog:
"Nearly Seven Million"?

Why or how the number “nearly seven million” made it into President Obama’s Cairo speech “is unknown to me, but the widely accepted figure is actually less than half that,” writes David Harris on his Jerusalem Post blog. “Does it matter? In the real world, yes, numbers have consequences – not just demographic, but electoral and political.”
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Gilad Shalit Marks Three
Years in Captivity

Gilad Shalit Marks Three Years in Captivity, click to read more...  www.ajc.org

"Our unceasing solidarity is with Gilad's family, who have borne the agony of not knowing the fate of their beloved son for three years. And we stand with the people of Israel, who want Gilad freed from captivity now,” says AJC, in a statement marking the third anniversary of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit's kidnapping by Hamas terrorists. READ.


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