Press Releases and Statements

American Jewish Committee (AJC) Washington DC is deeply disappointed by recent remarks made by a member of Senator Chris Van Hollen’s team attacking Ron Halber, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington.

The Los Angeles County 2024 Hate Crimes Report, released today, documents the second-highest number of reported hate crimes in 44 years, and the second highest number of recorded anti-Jewish hate crimes.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) has filed a “friend of the court” brief in support of California’s recently passed Assembly Bill (AB) 715, which protects students from discrimination in K-12 public schools.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) Los Angeles is outraged by what took place yesterday at Wilshire Boulevard Temple, at an event dedicated to encouraging dialogue between the Jewish and AAPI communities.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomes the move by the Dublin City Council to withdraw a proposal to rename Herzog Park, which honors Chaim Herzog, the sixth president of Israel and a proud son of Ireland.

One hundred rabbis and cantors from congregations across Massachusetts "enthusiastically endorse” the work of the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism in a public letter issued jointly by American Jewish Committee (AJC) New England and Anti-Defamation League (ADL) New England.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) are deeply troubled by the recently released report of the National Communication Association’s Task Force on Academic Freedom and Tenure. The report repeatedly advances a series of libels and mischaracterizes Israel as a “settler-colonial state.”

An American Jewish Committee (AJC) delegation, led by CEO Ted Deutch, has returned from Japan, where they met with top government officials and diplomats to reinforce strong ties among Japan and the United States, Israel, and the American Jewish community.

The Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism, which examined the extent and impact of antisemitism in the Commonwealth, today released its recommendations for addressing the viral spread of anti-Jewish hatred.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, today signed a landmark partnership agreement with the Jewish Community of Japan (JCJ), strengthening ties between Jewish communities in the United States and Japan, and underscoring AJC’s commitment to building global Jewish solidarity.

Last week, in partnership with Creative Community for Peace (CCFP), American Jewish Committee (AJC) Project Interchange hosted a delegation of entertainment industry leaders in Israel, providing these executives the opportunity to experience Israel and meet with Israelis firsthand.

With hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza, American Jewish Committee (AJC) this weekend unveiled a new public call to bring them home in New York’s iconic Times Square, at the northeast corner of Broadway and West 43rd. The video billboard, featuring the remaining hostages reminds the world that more than two years since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 massacre, the terror group is still holding hostages in Gaza in defiance of the terms agreed to as part of the first phase of President Trump’s 20-point peace plan.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, welcomes today’s announcement from the Claims Conference and the German government that close to one billion euros will be allocated in 2026 to provide much-needed home-care assistance for Holocaust survivors.

Amid rising tensions between Israel and Spain resulting in an unprecedented increase in antisemitic incidents, American Jewish Committee (AJC) brought together more than one hundred Jewish community leaders from across Ibero-America to explore regional trends, exchange best practices and resources, visualize future scenarios, and design guidelines for effective collective action for its annual Strategic Forum for Leaders of Ibero-American Jewish Communities.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) is concerned by the irresponsible Advisory Opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) yesterday, which dismisses concerns over UNRWA’s unacceptable track record in Gaza. Despite this regrettable development, AJC is urging continued cooperation and coordination with Israel from all stakeholders involved in implementing the historic October 10, 2025, ceasefire agreement to ensure that Palestinian civilians in Gaza receive the humanitarian aid they require, including through responsible United Nations entities, in ways that fully respect Israel’s legitimate security concerns.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, together with 15 communities from across Iberoamerica, today issued The Madrid Declaration, calling on governments throughout the region to protect local Jewish communities from the growing “atmosphere of targeting and fear” and to prioritize the rebuilding of diplomatic relations with the State of Israel.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, remains deeply troubled by New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s continued use of problematic rhetoric as it relates to Israel and Jews, urges Mamdani to hear the concerns of the New York Jewish community, and to change course.

After 738 days, we are overjoyed watching the reunions of the twenty surviving hostages with their loved ones, and our hearts are with the families of the deceased hostages who await their return.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the American Council on Education (ACE), Hillel International, and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), groups representing the collegiate and broader Jewish communities and higher education leaders, are deeply alarmed by inflammatory social media posts and rhetoric targeting trustees. The language was employed by the National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) as part of its “Week of Rage” campaign, which coincided with the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attack.