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"I don't get rattled easily... but when your kids are involved, it's a different kind of rattled."
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Who Is Candace Owens—and Why Her Antisemitic Rhetoric Poses Real Risks for American Society Read More

Israel

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What We Found After October 7
On the third anniversary of AJC CEO Ted Deutch explains how October 7 must be more than a day of remembrance. It must also be a call to renew our commitment to one another and to the future of the Jewish people.
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How Many Americans Have Been Killed by Hamas, Before, On, and After October 7?
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AJC Presents Diplomatic Excellence Award to Board of Peace High Representative Nickolay Mladenov
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The Houthis, Explained: Why Iran-Backed Terror Group Are Threatening Global Trade
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A Rare Chance for Peace Between Israel and Lebanon Must Not Be Missed
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6 “Pro-Palestinian” Protest Chants You’ve Heard—And How They’re Being Used to Target Jews
As Israel is increasingly demonized, it is imperative to examine the rhetoric being used—including Free Palestine and Globalize the Intifada—and to understand how, in certain contexts, it can escalate into real-world danger for Jews everywhere. 
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What to Know About the UK's New Action Against Iran's IRGC
The UK has designated Iran's IRGC as a national security threat. Here's what the decision means and why it matters in the fight against terrorism.
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Interreligious Relations

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AJC & Emirates Scholar Center for Research and Studies Announce New Partnership to Advance Research in Religious Studies and Intercultural Dialogue
American Jewish Committee and Emirates Scholar Center for Research and Studies announced a new formal partnership to bolster interfaith dialogue and cooperation throughout the Middle East in pursuit of regional stability and prosperity.

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Human Rights

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AJC Statement on Birthright Citizenship Decision
American Jewish Committee welcomes the U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold more than a century of legal precedent that any child born on U.S. soil is a citizen regardless of their parents’ immigration status.
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CNN journalist Bianna Golodryga listens with a concerned expression during a nighttime interview with a man wearing a kippah, framed by a professional camera and microphone against a stone wall.
"Why Do They Hate Us?" CNN’s Bianna Golodryga on Fighting Antisemitism in Schools
A medium shot of Tal Becker, a man with a beard and short dark hair, wearing a dark blazer over a light blue button-down shirt. He is speaking into a handheld microphone with a passionate expression, holding his right hand in a clenched fist for emphasis. The background features a white wall with gold-colored lettering and a white, gauzy curtain.
Tal Becker on The Emerging "Judeo-Muslim Civilization" and What It Means for the Middle East
Flowers and an Australian flag are laid in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach outside the Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 16, 2025. A father-and-son team toting long-barrelled guns shot and killed 15 people including a 10-year-old girl at Sydney's Bondi Beach on December 14, with authorities labelling it an antisemitic terrorist attack on a Jewish festivall
AJC’s Asia Pacific Institute on How Australia’s Government Ignored the Warning Signs Before Bondi 
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AJC Welcomes Long-Overdue Return of the Surviving Hostages Released from Gaza
After 738 days, we are overjoyed watching the reunions of the twenty surviving hostages with their loved ones, and our hearts are with the families of the deceased hostages who await their return.
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Debunking the False Equivalency Between Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners
Under a U.S.-brokered peace deal, Israel released 250 Palestinian prisoners—many convicted of deadly terror attacks—in exchange for 48 hostages freed from Hamas captivity. The agreement underscores the moral difference between innocent hostages and convicted terrorists.
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AJC CEO Ted Deutch on CNN: The Israel-Hamas Peace Deal and the Path Forward
AJC CEO Ted Deutch joins CNN’s Wolf Blitzer to discuss the U.S.-backed Israel-Hamas peace deal, the release of Israeli hostages, and the 20-point framework for lasting peace.
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Ronen Neutra, father of deceased American hostage Omer Neutra, speaking at a podium with a poster in all caps that reads "Bring Them Home Now". Neutra is in a suit jacket, standing with a delegation of hostage families.
Inside the Advocacy Effort to Bring the Hostages Home
More than two years after the October 7 massacre, Hamas has agreed to return the 48 hostages still in Gaza under the U.S.-brokered peace deal. Jessica Bernton, AJC’s Director of Congressional Affairs, shares details of AJC’s joint advocacy with the hostage families of returned hostages—how personal stories, bipartisan meetings with Congress and the White House, and coordinated delegations kept the issue at the forefront.
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