AJC Global Forum 2025 News and Video

At AJC Global Forum 2025, a profoundly moving session brought together powerful stories of remembrance, resilience, and hope in the wake of October 7.

At AJC Global Forum, San Francisco-born Gal Bukshpan delivered a moving firsthand account of surviving the October 7 attack on the Nova Music Festival in Israel—the deadliest music event in history—where Hamas brutally murdered over 350 innocent partygoers and abducted many others into Gaza.

At AJC Global Forum 2025, Danielle Aviran, a member of ACCESS Israel, delivered a profoundly moving tribute in honor of Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day. With deep emotion and clarity, she shared the story of her cousin, Amit Peled, an elite IDF soldier who was killed in battle on October 7 while heroically defending others at the Kissufim military outpost.

Jaqueline Smeke, President of Latin American Federation of Jewish Youth and alumna of Iberoamericana University, accepts the AJC Sharon Greene Award for Campus Advocacy on behalf of the Latin American Federation of Jewish Youth (FEJJLA).

American Jewish Committee (AJC) has honored Paraguayan President Santiago Peña with the AJC Gesher Award for bolstering his nation’s enduring friendship with the Jewish people and Israel, including moving his country’s Israeli embassy to Jerusalem and designating Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations.

At AJC Global Forum 2025, President Santiago Peña of Paraguay delivered powerful remarks highlighting his unwavering support for the Jewish people and the State of Israel.

Brazilian lawmaker Tabata Amaral took the stage at the AJC Global Forum 2025 to deliver a powerful speech on the importance of defending democracy and standing with Israel.

For the third year in a row, Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed AJC Global Forum, calling on all those attending to continue to stand strong in defending the right of Israelis to live in peace and security and to keep advocating for the rights of Jews around the world.

In a powerful message from Jerusalem, Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses AJC Global Forum 2025, offering a heartfelt thank you to advocates for Israel and the Jewish people.

At AJC Global Forum, Yael and Adi Alexander—the parents of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander—shared their heartbreaking story and called for urgent international action to secure the release of all the hostages still held by Hamas.

At AJC Global Forum 2025, families of American-Israeli hostages held by Hamas, along with a former hostage, delivered powerful and deeply moving remarks that gripped the world and stirred global conscience.