Following today’s gathering in Paris of representatives of 70 countries to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian issue, AJC CEO David Harris issued a statement about the conference's impact and the "empty Palestinian seat at the negotiating table."
AJC hails today’s decision by Israel’s Supreme Court affirming the rights of women to pray unhindered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Judaism’s holiest site.
The Jewish Religious Equality Coalition (J-REC), an AJC-led group of American Jews and Israelis, is visiting Israel to advocate for religious pluralism and mobilize support for the creation of alternatives to the Chief Rabbinate.
In January 2016, the Israeli government approved the expansion of the Kotel's egalitarian section - a historic victory for the movement towards religious pluralism and any who oppose an Orthodox monopoly on the sacred site. Over a year later, however, staunch opposition has the project sliding backwards. AJC is calling on Israeli leaders to move forward with the controversial compromise.