AJC is partnering with IsraAID, the Israeli humanitarian relief organization, to provide urgent emergency assistance to Indonesia, where a devastating 7.5-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami struck near the island of Sulawesi.
This week on AJC Passport, we’re joined by journalist and author James Kirchick and AJC Associate Executive Director for Policy Jason Isaacson to discuss the forces challenging the transatlantic alliance and what AJC is doing to reaffirm the partnership.
“Honoring Nadia Murad with the Nobel Peace Prize is an extraordinary recognition of a remarkable young person,” said AJC CEO David Harris, who has met Murad in New York and Berlin.
AJC welcomed the University of Michigan administration decision to bring disciplinary actions against John Cheney-Lippold, the tenured associate professor who refused to write a letter of recommendation for a student applying to study in Israel.
This week on AJC Passport, we’re joined by JTA’s Washington Bureau Chief Ron Kampeas and AJC Director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations Rabbi Noam Marans to discuss Nikki Haley’s decision to leave her post at the UN and the passage of an AJC-backed hate crimes bill.