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Post-Election 2021: Analyzing Israel’s Return to the Polls - AJC Advocacy Anywhere
We Must Honor the Abraham Accords 'Side Deals' for the UAE and Morocco
As Middle East and North African leaders increasingly question old orthodoxies and recognize the benefits of new alignments—with normalization agreements offering advantages not only for Israel and Arab states, but also creating opportunities to advance Israeli-Palestinian peace—Washington, too, must look at this evolving region with fresh eyes. To advance its objectives, the new administration should take advantage of all the tools at its disposal—including those left to it by its predecessor.
History in the Making: The Interreligious Breakthrough Paralleling the UAE-Israel Accord – AJC Advocacy Anywhere
Following this week's dramatic ceremony at the White House, we hear the compelling story of UAE interreligious initiatives, particularly for the Abrahamic faiths -- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
American Jewish Committee Hails Abraham Accords, Attends White House Signing
American Jewish Committee (AJC), the leading global Jewish advocacy organization, saluted today’s signing at the White House of the Abraham Accords, formalizing the normalization of relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, and between Bahrain and Israel. AJC CEO David Harris and Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer Jason Isaacson attended the signing ceremony on the White House South Lawn. Isaacson has led AJC engagement with Bahrain, the UAE and other Arab countries in the region for more than 25 years.
The Future of the West Bank: Two Israeli Perspectives - An Israeli Policy Debate
Watch Member of Knesset Merav Michaeli and veteran Israeli diplomat Dr. Dore Gold, President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, debate this hot-button issue in an AJC Virtual Global Forum session moderated by Avi Mayer, AJC Managing Director of Global Communications.
The Harriette Levine Memorial Program: Israeli Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benjamin Gantz
Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister of Israel Benjamin Gantz in conversation with Avital Leibovich, Director of AJC Jerusalem, on the challenges and opportunities facing the Jewish State in AJC Virtual Global Forum’s Harriette Levine Memorial Program.
Israeli Alternate Prime Minister Benjamin Gantz Addresses AJC Virtual Global Forum
Benjamin Gantz, Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister in Israel’s new national unity government, addressed the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Global Forum today. In a conversation with Avital Leibovich, Director of AJC Jerusalem, Gantz discussed threats from Iran and its terrorist proxies, U.S.-Israel relations, EU-Israel ties, and his vision for Israel and relations with the Diaspora.
The Six-Day War: Why It Still Matters 53 Years Later with AJC CEO David Harris - AJC Advocacy Anywhere
Join AJC CEO David Harris as he shares his perspectives on the Six-Day War — and why it still matters 53 years later.
Why History Still Matters: The 1967 Six-Day War
Without an understanding of what happened in the past, it’s impossible to grasp where we are today — and where we are has profound relevance for the region and the world. Fifty-three years ago this week, the Six-Day War broke out.
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) with Yossi Klein Halevi - AJC Advocacy Anywhere
In June 1967, at the close of the Six-Day War, Israeli paratroopers reached the Western Wall, symbolically completing the work of reuniting Jerusalem.
Remote ACCESS: Israel Unfiltered - AJC Advocacy Anywhere
Hear Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud, Special Assistant to the Distinguished Fellow, at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Doreen Rosenblum, Assistant Director for Government and Diplomatic Relations at AJC Jerusalem, discuss their work in the Middle East, the complexities in the region, and all things Israel.
Yom HaZikaron with AJC Jerusalem
For Yom Hazikaron, Israel's Memorial Day, AJC Jerusalem staffers who have experienced the loss of loved ones in the line of duty share what the holiday means to them.
The New Israeli Government - AJC Advocacy Anywhere
After three grueling elections in one year, Israel has formed a new government. Will it last? What will be on the new government’s policy agenda and how are Israelis responding?
Israeli Response to the Coronavirus - AJC Advocacy Anywhere
As the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, sweeps the globe, Israeli doctors, researchers, and entrepreneurs are working diligently to help find a cure and improved treatment options. Advocacy Anywhere is a new platform that will enable you to engage with AJC’s leading expertise, content, and advocacy opportunities from wherever you are, using cutting-edge technology.
No, Israel Didn’t Just Adopt Trump’s Muslim Ban
Omar and Tlaib were not banned for who they are, they were banned for things they have done and might have done had they been allowed entry,
Election Analysis: What’s Next for the Jewish State?
At AJC Global Forum 2019, leading Israeli journalists discuss Israeli elections and preview and analyze the anticipated release of the Trump Administration’s peace plan.
From Jerusalem: A Conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Recorded in Jerusalem specially for AJC Global Forum, AJC CEO David Harris interviewed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Shares View on Key World Jewish Issues
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a conversation with AJC CEO David Harris, presented today to the AJC Global Forum his views on U.S.-Israel relations, Israel-Diaspora relations, the Iranian threat, the peace process, antisemitism, and new diplomatic opportunities for the Jewish state.
Israel-Diaspora Relations: A New Status Quo?
Birthright walkouts. The Nation-State Law. Broken promises over the Western Wall. These are just a few of the many tension points in Israel-Diaspora relations over the past year. Is this intra-Jewish tension a new status quo?
AJC 2019 Survey of Israeli Jewish Opinion
AJC’s 2019 Survey of Israeli Jewish Opinion, conducted by Geocartography, is based on telephone interviews carried out from April 10 to 17 with a national sample of 1,000 Jews over age 18. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1%.
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