The ads are part of a broad-based, stepped-up effort, including a new website, AJC.org/Stop-Hezbollah, by the global advocacy organization. The aim is to raise awareness about the reality of Hezbollah, and to press the international community to label the entirety of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
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AJC Print, TV Ads Urge European Union to Label Hezbollah as a Terror Organization
AJC Welcomes Historic UN Report on Antisemitism
American Jewish Committee (AJC) is praising a new UN report on antisemitism prepared by the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Ahmed Shaheed. It is the first time in the history of the world body that a UN human rights expert’s report has dealt exclusively with antisemitism.
Rabbi Asher Lopatin Named Executive Director of JCRC/AJC in Detroit
Rabbi Asher Lopatin has been named Executive Director of JCRC/AJC: A Partnership for Community Relations and Jewish Advocacy.
AJC National Interreligious Mission Engages Muslim Leaders in Chicago
An AJC leadership delegation met with key Muslim organizations and individuals in Chicago. The two-day visit was part of AJC’s national “listening tour” aimed at deepening engagement with American Muslim community institutions and leaders.
AJC Announces #ShowUpForShabbat on Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Anniversary
American Jewish Committee (AJC) is urging people of all faiths to join with Jews in synagogues for Shabbat services on October 25 and 26, to demonstrate solidarity on the first anniversary of the massacre at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh.
AJC Urges Appellate Court to Uphold Texas Law Against BDS
American Jewish Committee (AJC) is urging the United States Court of Appeals to uphold a Texas law that bars the state from engaging the services of contractors involved in boycotts of Israeli products and services.
AJC CEO Calls on Trump Administration to Increase Refugee Admissions Ceiling
American Jewish Committee (AJC) is urging the Trump Administration to increase, rather than further decrease, the number of refugees allowed to enter the United States. The call comes amidst reports that the presidential determination of the refugee admission ceiling for Fiscal Year 2020 could drop to zero, effectively eliminating the U.S. refugee program.
U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen Visits Israel with AJC Project Interchange
Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) has completed a five-day visit to Israel with AJC Project Interchange.
AJC Backs Jewish Man on Texas Death Row Petition for New Trial
American Jewish Committee (AJC) is calling on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to stay the scheduled October 10 execution of Randy Halprin and order a hearing on allegations that the judge presiding at his trial was hopelessly biased against Jews.
Richard Hirschhaut Named Director of AJC Los Angeles
American Jewish Committee (AJC), the leading global Jewish advocacy organization, has appointed Richard S. Hirschhaut as Director of its Los Angeles Region.
AJC Decries President Trump’s Disparaging Comment on Jewish Political Affiliation
AJC CEO David Harris said the president’s comments are “shockingly divisive and unbecoming of the occupant of the highest elected office.
AJC Mourns Passing of Jack Lapin
American Jewish Committee (AJC) mourns the passing of Jack Lapin, a leader in Houston’s Jewish community who was actively involved with AJC locally and nationally. He was 88 years old.
AJC Response on Israeli Decision to Bar Reps. Omar and Tlaib from Entering
AJC believes that, out of two less-than-ideal options, neither of which was risk-free, Israel did not choose wisely by reversing its original decision.
Diverse Coalition Urges Department of Education to Rewrite Ethnic Studies Curriculum
“California high school students deserve an opportunity to learn the role of ethnicity, race and religion in the life of all its citizens, including those previously ignored. But the proposed Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum, in its current form, does not come close to achieving this admirable goal.
Latino Jewish Leadership Council Statement on El Paso, Dayton Mass Shootings
The members of the Latino Jewish Leadership Council (LJLC) are deeply saddened by the senseless and horrific mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, which resulted in 31 deaths and dozens of injured.
AJC’s Dina Siegel Vann Addresses National Latino Coalition
Dina Siegel Vann, Director of AJC’s Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs (BILLA), urged members of the leading coalition of Latino organizations to step up its cooperation and joint advocacy activity with the Jewish community.
AJC Praises Removal of Noreika Plaque in Vilnius
AJC praised Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius for removing a plaque on the Lithuanian Academy of Science building honoring Jonas Noreika, an anti-Soviet fighter who was responsible for the deportation of Šiauliai Jews and seizure of their property during the Holocaust.
AJC Welcomes New Argentina Database on Terror Groups, Freezing Hezbollah Assets
“Given the massive tragedy Hezbollah wrought on Argentina 25 years ago, adding the Iranian-sponsored terror organization to the new registry and freezing its assets is a positive step on the long and winding path to justice for the AMIA bombing victims and their families,” said Dina Siegel Vann, AJC Director of Latino and Latin American Affairs, who is in Buenos Aires for the 25th anniversary events.
