American Jewish Committee (AJC), in coordination with Israeli Flying Aid (IFA), is providing tents for thousands of people in Chad who have lost their homes in massive floods.
Abe, who met with AJC delegations six times in Tokyo, and addressed the 2015 AJC Global Forum, also met with other Jewish organizations and leaders while in office. He went above and beyond previous Japanese prime ministers in his dedicated outreach.
AJC participated in ceremonies here and in Tangier marking the anniversary of King Mohammed VI’s accession to the throne – the final element of an intensive series of consultations across Morocco with government officials, Jewish community leaders, and business and civil society figures by an 18-person AJC delegation.
From Washington, the issue of American leadership – much in the news these days in the wake of President Trump’s recent interactions with counterparts in Europe and the Middle East – has a distinctly abstract air.
An estimated 1-3 million Uyghurs have been detained in “reeducation camps” in China, escalating decades of repressive policies targeting the Uyghur religious and ethnic minority. Join us for a conversation with U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Nury Turkel on the plight of the Uyghurs and Turkel’s advocacy efforts on this issue.