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American Jewish Committee (AJC) works to set the record straight on Israel, calling out fact from fiction and standing up to those seeking to tear down and discriminate against the region’s only democratic nation and world’s only Jewish state.

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AJC’s Survey of Israeli Jewish Millennials
AJC's Survey of Israeli Jewish Millennials, a part of AJC’s Surveys of American and Israeli Millennial Jews, conducted by the research company, GeoCartography, and Philippe Assouline, Opinion, Analytics and Communications Strategist, provides a lens into better understanding Israeli Millennial Jews' attitudes and opinions about Jewish identity and attachment to American Jews. View the results here.
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AJC’s Survey of American Jewish Millennials
AJC's Survey of American Jewish Millennials, a part of AJC’s Surveys of American and Israeli Millennial Jews, conducted by the research company, YouGov, and Philippe Assouline, Opinion, Analytics and Communications Strategist, provides a lens into better understanding American Millennial Jews' attitudes and opinions about Jewish identity, their connection to Israel, and attachment to Israelis. View the results here.
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Why Are Terrorists Attacking Israel Before and After a Historic Summit with Arab Leaders?
March 30 2022
The recent string of terrorist attacks in Israel preceded and followed a historic gathering in Israel called “The Negev Summit,” which brought together for the first time the foreign ministers from four Arab nations and Israel, along with the U.S. Secretary of State.
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Amnesty’s Outrageous Lie, its Big Problem with Jews, and the Truth About Israel
February 1 2022
The UK branch of Amnesty International, a once reputable London-based global human rights group, has issued a 280-page report bashing Israel and even accusing the world’s one Jewish state and the Middle East’s only democracy of “apartheid.”
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7 Things You Need to Know About Israel’s Iron Dome Defense System
March 2 2026
Israel’s Iron Dome is a short-range missile defense system that intercepts rockets and drones aimed at civilians, with a success rate of nearly 90% during attacks like Hamas’s October 2023 assault. In September 2025, Israel added the Iron Beam laser system, which uses high-energy lasers to shoot down rockets, mortars, and drones at low cost per shot, complementing Iron Dome and other defenses. Both systems protect Israeli civilians, reduce the need for large-scale military operations, and highlight strong U.S.–Israel defense cooperation, including funding, component production, and integration with American bases.
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Top 5 Things American and Israeli Jews Should Know About Each Other
June 15 2021
American Jewish Committee’s 2021 Surveys of American and Israeli Jewish Opinion released Monday reveal gaps in knowledge about Israel among American Jews and a lack of education and curiosity about American Jews among Israelis.
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4 Myths and Facts About the Violence in Jerusalem
May 10 2021
Here are four media myths circulating on social media distorting the reasons behind the violence in Jerusalem that has escalated to the brink of war.   

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AJC’s Role in Bringing Israel and the UAE Closer Together
August 14 2020
The historic news that the United Arab Emirates will become the third Arab country to establish diplomatic relations with Israel follows more than a quarter-century of engagement between AJC and Arabian Gulf leaders.
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Tenure of Chancellor Angela Merkel, Guarantor of the Germany-Israel Alliance, Comes to a Close
September 24 2021
On Sunday, Germany's voters will select a successor for Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel who made Germany's relationship with Israel a pillar of her foreign policy.
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Is Israel out of the political deadlock? An analysis of the evolving political situation - AJC Advocacy Anywhere
May 21 2020
Israel has gone through three parliamentary elections in the last thirteen months. Has the political situation in Israel really stabilized?
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Why Won’t the Israel-Hamas Cycle of Violence End?
November 8 2019
Since Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, more than 15,000 rockets have been fired from the coastal region into the Jewish state. Why won't the vicious cycle end?
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Four Things Jews Should Know About Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
June 10 2020
Prime Minister Mitsotakis makes a return appearance for the premier global Jewish advocacy conference of the year, AJC Virtual Global Forum 2020. Here are four things Jews should know...
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Three Things To Watch For During the Peace To Prosperity Workshop in Bahrain
June 22 2019
This week in Manama, Bahrain, the Trump Administration is slated to publicly present – and conduct a series of working groups around – its economic vision for the Palestinian people. This vision will be part of the President’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan. Since the Administration announcedthe conference last month, there has been considerable speculation about what it can achieve, who will be participating, and how the economic element of the Administration’s plans will mesh with the expected political track. Following are developments worth watching:
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Netanyahu to AJC Global Forum: When Israelis and Arabs Agree, it’s Worth Paying Attention
June 3 2019
In an exclusive one-on-one interview with AJC CEO David Harris, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said any peace plan negotiated with the Palestinians must let Israel oversee security in the West Bank.
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AJC 2019 Survey of American Jewish Opinion
June 2 2019
AJC’s 2019 Survey of American Jewish Opinion, conducted by the research company SSRS, is based on telephone interviews carried out April 10 - May 7, with a national sample of 1,006 Jews over age 18. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.1%.
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AJC 2019 Survey of French Jewish Opinion
June 2 2019
AJC’s 2019 Survey of French Jewish Opinion, conducted by the research company Ifop, is based on telephone and face-to-face interviews carried out March 11 - May 2, with a national sample of 771 Jews over age 18. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.1%.
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AJC 2019 Survey of Israeli Jewish Opinion
June 2 2019
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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Former Carter Advisor Reflects on Israel-Egypt Treaty
March 25 2019
Middle East scholar Kenneth Stein says former President Jimmy Carter had hoped the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty would spark comprehensive peace across the region. The treaty, signed on March 26, 1979 by late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli premier Menachem Begin, was the first such peace pact between Israel and an Arab state.

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25 Years of Israel-Vietnam Relations: A Conversation with Israel’s Ambassador to Vietnam
July 9 2018
This July marks 25 years since Israel and Vietnam officially established diplomatic relations. In celebration of this important milestone, Daniel Silver, Assistant Director of AJC’s Asia Pacific Institute, interviewed H.E. Nadav Eshcar, Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam, on the past 25 years of relations and what the future holds.
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AJC 2018 Survey of Israeli Jewish Opinion
June 10 2018
AJC’s 2018 Survey of Israeli Jewish Opinion, conducted by Geocartography, is based on telephone interviews carried out in May with a national sample of 1,000 Jews over age 18.

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