Press Releases and Statements

American Jewish Committee (AJC) is closely monitoring the ongoing negotiations in Geneva between the United States and the Iranian regime concerning Iran’s nuclear program. AJC supports a resolution that permanently prevents the Iranian regime from obtaining a nuclear weapon, curbs its destabilizing regional activities, and advances accountability for its human rights abuses. Anything less would leave the region and the world at continued risk.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, and the Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France (CRIF), the organization representing Europe’s largest Jewish community, today announced the signing of a new partnership agreement, formalized in Paris on the occasion of the CRIF’s 40th annual Dinner, to deepen transatlantic coordination in combating antisemitism and defending democratic values.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Hillel International are releasing new data today detailing how American Jewish college students are changing how they engage with peers and show up on campus related to their experiences with antisemitism. As part of AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America 2025 Report, AJC and Hillel International partnered to document Jewish students’ experiences during their time on campus.

The rise of antisemitism is having a profound impact on how American Jews are living their everyday lives. More than half of American Jews are continuing to change behaviors due to fear of antisemitism, online antisemitism has reached the highest level ever recorded by AJC's survey, and a majority of American Jews are concerned that AI will spread antisemitism and lead to incidents.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, welcomes today’s decisive political decision by EU Foreign Ministers at the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) of the European Union to designate the Iranian regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terror organization. AJC tirelessly advocated for this designation, a crucial step toward curbing the malign activity of the Iranian regime.

Following weeks of the Iranian regime’s brutal crackdown on the Iranian people, American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, is calling for urgent, decisive international action.

Amid credible reports from human rights organizations that thousands of Iranians may already have been killed, American Jewish Committee (AJC) calls on all people of conscience to stand with the Iranian people. The Iranian regime must immediately end its violence against peaceful protesters and be held accountable for grave human rights violations.

Recognized for his national and international leadership, Pace University President Marvin Krislov has begun work as a Fulbright Specialist —hosted by AJC Paris—to help identify the most effective ways French and American leaders can stem a rising tide of antisemitism.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomed a federal court ruling today ensuring that AB 715, California’s newly enacted law protecting public school students from bias and discrimination in the classroom, will go into effect on Jan. 1.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, welcomes last night’s confirmation of Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun to serve as U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism.

Australia’s Jewish community had already endured fire bombings, graffiti, physical attacks, and threats. The community’s warnings have now become a devastating reality.

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.

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, 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.

In a watershed moment for Jewish communities across California, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 715 into law—paving the way for meaningful and immediate action to confront antisemitism in California’s K-12 public schools.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomes today's announcement that the E3 countries – France, Germany, and the United Kingdom – will trigger snapback sanctions at the UN Security Council against the Islamic Republic of Iran for violating international agreements tied to its nuclear program.