AJC Global Forum 2024 News and Video

Jewish American singer/songwriter Matisyahu concluded AJC Global Forum 2024 with a resounding message of hope and unity. The Grammy-nominated artist sang hit songs from across his catalog, including “Jerusalem” and “One Day,” inspiring us all to seek light over darkness and continue our unwavering support for the Jewish state and people.

In a show of bipartisan unity, Reps. Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), members of the House Abraham Accords Caucus, joined the plenary stage at AJC Global Forum 2024.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) was honored to welcome Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) to the AJC Global Forum 2024 stage.

At AJC Global Forum 2024, American Jewish Committee (AJC) honored and remembered Ofir Libshtein z”l, 50, an Israeli politician and peace advocate who was murdered by Hamas terrorists at Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7 while defending his beloved community. May his memory be a blessing.

AJC CEO Ted Deutch sat down with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the closing plenary of AJC Global Forum 2024.

In American Jewish Committee's signature AJC Global Forum session, the Great Debate, moderated by Jason Isaacson, AJC’s Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, experts Halie Soifer, CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, and Morgan Ortagus, founder of POLARIS National Security and former Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, engaged in a debate on the 2024 presidential election and its impact on the global Jewish community, Israel, and the future of democracy.

At the AJC Global Forum 2024 Monday Plenary, we honored three student groups with the AJC Sharon Greene Award for Campus Advocacy, recognizing their extraordinary leadership in confronting antisemitism on campuses at this tumultuous moment. We also heard from Ronald Liebowitz, President of Brandeis University, and University of Michigan President Santa Ono, on safeguarding Jewish life on campus in the current climate. In addition, we were joined by Cypriot Foreign Minister H.E. Constantinos Kombos and heard from Israeli Prime Minister H.E. Benjamin Netanyahu. Plus, a panel of leading Israeli journalists, representing a wide range of political and ideological perspectives, gave us an inside look at Israeli current affairs.

At AJC Global Forum 2024, American Jewish Committee (AJC) honored Nasreen Yousef, whose calm demeanor and quick thinking helped prevent a massacre in the village of Moshav Yated on October 7.

In a special video message to AJC Global Forum 2024, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extended a warm welcome to American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Global Forum attendees, expressing deep gratitude for standing in solidarity with—and advocating for—the Jewish state and Israeli people since Hamas’ massacre on October 7.

Since the Hamas massacre on October 7, Israel has faced tremendous challenges - politically, economically, and internationally. Hear from a panel of leading Israeli journalists, representing a wide range of political and ideological perspectives, who offer an inside look at Israeli current affairs.

At the AJC Global Forum 2024 Monday Plenary, Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos highlighted the strong ties between Israel and Cyprus, including in tourism, economics, and joint military exercises.

With the growing unrest around the world from Ukraine to the Israel-Hamas war, global experts Richard Fontaine, CEO, Center for a New American Security and Julia Ioffe, Founding Partner and Washington Correspondent, Puck News break down what you need to know about these conflicts and the threats they pose to world security.

Since the October 7 Hamas massacre, antisemitism on college campuses has risen dramatically. Moderated by Naomi Ravick, Acting Director of Operations, AJC Alexander Young Leadership Department, student leaders from the AJC Campus Global Board give their first-hand perspective on the challenges facing Jewish and pro-Israel students on campus.

In the AJC Global Forum 2024 Opening Plenary, American Jewish Committee (AJC) began by honoring those we lost on and since October 7 – the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust – and we heard from H.E. Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel, on the importance of Israeli resilience.

When it comes to advocating for Israel and the Jewish people, no one is louder, prouder, and more outspoken than Aviva Klompas, Boundless Israel Co-Founder, and Michael Rapaport, Actor and Comedian.

AJC CEO Ted Deutch was joined at the opening plenary of AJC Global Forum 2024 by 28 Jewish leaders from around the world to announce AJC’s Global Call to Action Against Antisemitism.

On July 18, 1994, Hezbollah, an Iran-backed terror group, bombed AMIA, the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. More than 30 years later, it remains the deadliest antisemitic attack outside Israel since the Holocaust.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) honored Zvi Reder, a paramedic with Magen David Adom, who treated wounded civilians fleeing from the Supernova music festival.

In a special video address to AJC Global Forum 2024, Israeli President Isaac Herzog thanked AJC advocates and experts for their unwavering support of Israel on and since October 7.

AJC President Michael Tichnor welcomed more than 2,000 people from over 50 countries to Washington, D.C., for AJC Global Forum 2024.