AJC hailed University of California President Janet Napolitano and ten UC Chancellors for publicly opposing the proposed American Association of Anthropologists’ boycott of Israel.
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AJC Applauds University of California Call on Anthropologists to Oppose Israel Boycott
AJC Supports IsraAid Relief Efforts in Ecuador
AJC is partnering with IsraAid, the Israeli humanitarian relief organization, to provide emergency assistance in Ecuador, struck by a devastating earthquake.
AJC: UNESCO Denies Israel’s Historic, Religious Ties to Temple Mount
AJC deplores the UNESCO Executive Board action denying any Jewish connection to the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site.
AJC Condemns Campus Disruption of Mayor Barkat’s Speech
AJC condemned the actions of protesters affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine who disrupted a speech that Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat was giving at San Francisco State University.
AJC Urges Sen. Sanders to Further Clarify Remarks on Israel and Gaza
AJC today acknowledged the correction by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-VT, of his statement that “over 10,000 innocent people were killed in Gaza” in 2014.
AJC Applauds Introduction of California Bill Opposing Boycotts of Israel
AJC applauds the introduction of the California Combatting BDS Act of 2016 (AB 2844), which would prohibit California from entering into contracts with companies that boycott Israel.
EU Foreign Affairs Head Federica Mogherini to Address AJC Global Forum 2016
In a meeting this morning, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini confirmed to AJC CEO David Harris that she plans to address the AJC Global Forum in Washington, D.C., on June 6.
AJC Europe Hosts Wake-Up Call Conference Against Radical Islam, Far-right Populism
More than 1,000 people gathered today in central Paris for a pathbreaking day-long conference, initiated by AJC Europe, to discuss the threats posed by radical Islam and extremist political parties to the values that undergird European democracies.
AJC Welcomes Brazil's New Law to Fight Terrorism
AJC applauds Brazil’s adoption of the country’s first anti-terrorism law.
Chilean Politicians, Media Experts Visit Israel with AJC Project Interchange
AJC Project Interchange (PI), in collaboration with the Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Institute of Latino and Latin American Affairs (BILLA), is hosting a Chilean delegation of six Members of Congress and three prominent journalists.
AJC Applauds University of California Regents for Approving Antisemitism Policy
AJC applauds the Regents of the University of California (UC) for unanimously approving the “Report of the Regents Working Group on Principles Against Intolerance,” a new policy against antisemitism on UC campuses.
AJC Partners with IsraAid to Provide Relief Aid to Fiji
AJC is partnering with the Israeli relief agency IsraAid to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to villages in Fiji that were devastated by Cyclone Winston.
AJC Statement on Presidential Campaign Violence
AJC is strictly non-partisan. It abstains from taking stands on candidates and is content to let the electoral processes play out. But when the process is infected with threats of violence and disruption, it is not a candidate at issue; it is the viability of democracyitself.
AJC Delegation Visits Israel, Meets Israeli Prime Minister
An AJC leadership delegation just concluded a two-day visit to Israel.
AJC Delegation Visits Morocco
An AJC delegation has concluded consultations with senior government officials, diplomats, Jewish community leaders, and business and civil society figures in four Moroccan cities – the latest in a more than 20 year history of periodic AJC visits to the North African kingdom.
AJC Delegation Visits Azerbaijan
A seven-member AJC leadership delegation, led by President Stanley Bergman and Chief Executive Officer David Harris, just concluded a two-day visit to Azerbaijan's capital.
AJC Hosts African Muslim Leaders in Israel
In cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, AJC is hosting the principal Muslim religious leaders of Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Zambia.
