Press Releases and Statements

AJC praised the U.S. House of Representatives for adopting unanimously the Combating European Antisemitism Act of 2017, and urged the U.S. Senate to move expeditiously to pass its version of the bill.

Sebastian Kurz, Foreign Minister of Austria, will address the AJC Global Forum 2017, which will take place June 4-6, in Washington, D.C.

AJC strongly criticized Venezuela President Maduro for using Nazi imagery to defend his regime against a growing wave of protesters.

In a profound display of bipartisan unity across the country, all 50 U.S. governors and the Mayor of the District of Columbia have joined an AJC initiative to affirm their rejection of the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) movement against Israel.

AJC praised California Governor Jerry Brown for signing the Governors United Against BDS statement, an AJC initiative that governors across the U.S. are joining to affirm their rejection of the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) movement against Israel.

Ambassador Hideo Sato, a Japanese diplomat, was honored by AJC, the global Jewish advocacy organization, with its prestigious Madeline and Bruce Ramer Award for Diplomatic Excellence.

The Jewish Religious Equality Coalition (J-REC) strongly opposes a bill proposed by the Ministry of the Interior, which would nullify Israel’s recognition of Reform and Conservative conversions performed in Israel, as well as overturn Israel’s High Courtruling requiring the Ministry to recognize Orthodox conversions performed by private rabbinic courts.

AJC praised President Trump for his efforts to press Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to return to the direct, bilateral negotiations with Israel that are essential to pursuing a comprehensive peace accord.

AJC is urging a federal appeals court to uphold an injunction against implementation of President Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration, which temporarily bars visitors from six majority Muslim countries.

Dr. Masad Barhoum, Director General of the Galilee Medical Center, was honored by AJC with the global Jewish advocacy organization’s International Human Dignity Award for providing urgent treatment to Syrians severely injured in their country’s civil war.

AJC has appointed longtime political communications specialist and educator Dan Schnur as director of the global advocacy organization’s Los Angeles regional office.

AJC praised several UNESCO member states for voting against the organization’s latest resolution attacking Israel.

AJC praised Senate Judiciary Committee members for asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions “to undertake effective action to address the increasing number of religious hate crimes in the U.S.”

An AJC leadership delegation just concluded a two-day visit to Rome.

AJC applauded final adoption of the Texas anti-BDS bill today in the state legislature.

An AJC leadership delegation just concluded a two-day visit to Berlin.

AJC praised President Trump for his passionate address today at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s National Days of Remembrance ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda.

A senior AJC delegation just concluded a two-day visit to Vienna.

AJC criticized Pope Francis for calling places in Europe where migrants and refugees are being held “concentration camps.”