In advance of the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the confirmation of James N. Mattis as Secretary of Defense, AJC submitted a series of questions to Committee Chairman Senator John McCain and Ranking Member Senator Jack Reed.
In advance of today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to be U.S. attorney general, AJC submitted a series of questions to Committee Chairman Senator Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Senator Diane Feinstein.
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 anticipation of the January 2017 "Middle East peace conference" in Paris, AJC CEO David Harris writes an open letter to French foreign minister Ayrault, urging the re-evaluation of European political priorities and highlighting face-to-face Israeli-Palestinian negotiation as a critical prerequisite to progress.