Press Releases and Statements

American Jewish Committee (AJC) New England welcomes today’s statement from Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) President Max Page and Vice President Deb McCarthy that they will remove from the MTA’s website “any materials that do not further the cause of promoting understanding.” This statement refers to the publication of very troubling, one-sided, anti-Jewish, and anti-Israel content posted on the MTA’s members-only website.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) is concerned by President Trump’s comments undermining the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and suggesting that Ukraine bears responsibility for the war that Russia began — in 2014 with the occupation of Crimea and in 2022 with the illegal invasion of Ukraine.

Nearly one-third (32%) of American Jewish college students report feeling that faculty on their campuses have promoted antisemitism or fueled a learning environment that is hostile to Jews, according to new data from American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Hillel International. As part of AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America 2024 Report, AJC and Hillel International partnered to document Jewish students’ experiences during their time on campus. The report details how American Jewish college and university students are experiencing antisemitism, both in and outside of the classroom.

An American Jewish Committee (AJC) leadership delegation concluded a week of meetings and conversations with senior government officials, policy analysts, business leaders, high-ranking military officers, U.S. diplomats, and other interlocutors in the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain. The group's talks continued AJC’s more than three decades of engagement, trust-building, and advocacy across the Middle East, furthered by the recent launch of AJC’s Center for a New Middle East.

For the first time in the history of American Jewish Committee’s State of Antisemitism in America Report, a majority (56%) of American Jews report changing their behavior out of fear of antisemitism. The 2024 report, released today, is the first analysis of American Jews and U.S. adults to look at the impact of antisemitism during the full year following October 7, 2023, and the Hamas-launched war against Israel.

Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) continues to purposefully use his platform to spew anti-Jewish hatred. While some may dismiss his hateful rants, we cannot overlook the dangerous influence they can have on his millions of followers, particularly on social media, where a significant portion of today’s antisemitism thrives

Massachusetts Educators Against Antisemitism (MEAA) and American Jewish Committee (AJC) New England have issued a public letter expressing concern about a year-long campaign by Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) leadership to demonize Israel and spread anti-Zionist propaganda into classrooms.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO Ted Deutch, President Michael Tichnor, Board of Governors Chair Bobby Lapin, and members of the Board of Governors and other national leaders traveled to Israel this week to meet with government officials, released hostages, hostage families, and those affected by Iran and its proxies’ terror throughout the country.

AJC Welcomes Trump Affirmation of U.S.-Israel Alliance; Expresses Concern over Proposal for Gaza

In response to the Executive Order withdrawing the United States from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and cutting funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, welcomes the protective and supportive posture toward Israel expressed in changes to policy regarding both UN entities. AJC urges the administration to assert strong, alternative methods of global leadership on human rights issues and seek a viable alternative to UNRWA.

The U.S. Supreme Court should allow American victims of Palestinian terrorists and their families to sue for damages in U.S. courts, a brief filed by American Jewish Committee (AJC) and 13 other Jewish organizations argues.

USAID has been a critical tool for advancing American interests and values overseas. Through its support of international development and humanitarian aid, USAID has assisted numerous countries with disaster response and recovery, reducing poverty, helping people emerge from humanitarian crises, and strengthening democratic governance.

When it comes to fighting antisemitism, Jews can’t go it alone—nor should they, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said Sunday at the second annual “Standing Together: A Community Response to Antisemitism” symposium, sponsored by American Jewish Committee San Diego in partnership with the Jewish Federation of San Diego.

AJC Statement on Executive Order on Additional Measures to Combat Antisemitism

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, congratulated President Donald Trump on his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States and expressed an eagerness to once again work with the Trump administration to strengthen Israel’s place in the world and ensure a thriving and secure future for the Jewish people.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization of the Jewish people, welcomes the launch of the “United Nations Action Plan to Monitor Antisemitism and Enhance a System-wide Response,” an initiative led by Under-Secretary-General Miguel Moratinos, the UN Focal Point for Monitoring Antisemitism and High Representative of the UN Alliance of Civilizations. This new Action Plan is the first-ever commitment by UN leadership to take action across the UN system to prevent and combat antisemitism within the organization and around the world.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) today urged members of the American Historical Association (AHA) Council to veto a “misguided resolution, which grossly undermines the rules of causal inference to advance a near-obsessive anti-Israel narrative that casts the Jewish state as a uniquely malevolent aggressor.”

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, welcomes reports that the first stage of an agreement has been reached that will facilitate the release of 33 of the remaining hostages brutally abducted from Israel during Hamas’ attack on October 7, 2023. It also outlines a path forward to secure the release of all remaining hostages held in inhumane conditions in Gaza and potentially end more than 15 months of war and suffering for Israelis and Gazans.

American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, is deeply disturbed by Sunday’s 60 Minutes segment, “Dissent within the State Department over U.S. Role in Israel-Hamas War.”