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Over a month has passed since the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, and the region is now entering a new phase of negotiations and uncertainty. Facing the risk of further escalation, the United States and the Iranian regime agreed to a Pakistan-brokered ceasefire. Just two days later, against the backdrop of intensified Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah, the Israeli and Lebanese governments announced their intent to pursue direct peace talks.

Nearly one month after coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes in Iran, the regime has expanded the battlefield—targeting civilian, military, and energy infrastructure across the Gulf and beyond. Watch AJC's timely conversation with leading voices.

Beginning on Saturday, February 28, 2026, U.S. and Israeli forces have carried out significant strikes in Iran. As Iran has already begun retaliating and threatens further action, next steps and implications for the region and beyond are far-reaching.

As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth year, the war continues to reshape Europe, global security, and the international order. In this special anniversary conversation, our speakers will examine the current state of the war, Ukraine’s diplomatic and security priorities, and the broader implications for democracy, human rights, and the fight against authoritarianism and antisemitism worldwide.

Over the last month, cities across Iran have been scenes of widescale public protest – and the most brutal repression by government forces – as the country reels from increasing economic strains, water shortages, and outrage over the Islamist regime’s denial of fundamental rights.

Over the past years, Venezuela has faced profound political upheaval and humanitarian distress from contested elections and widespread protests, to the influence of rogue regimes and shifting power dynamics.

On Sunday night, a gunman killed at least 15 people, including children, and wounded more in a terrorist attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach. The attack comes at a time when Australia’s Jewish community is experiencing unprecedented levels of violent antisemitism, including firebombings, graffiti, physical attacks, and threats.

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks was a leading Jewish advocate of our time, and served as a guiding force for world Jewry as well as a moral and intellectual counsel to a diverse set of leaders across the globe.

On Tuesday, November 18, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is scheduled to visit the White House for the first time since 2018. The visit comes at a time of renewed regional maneuvering, as the U.S. doubles down on its engagement in the Gulf, deepens ties with traditional partners, and navigates shifting dynamics that will shape the future of Middle East security and diplomacy.

Watch this timely conversation presented by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) with Pamela S. Nadell, award-winning historian and author of Antisemitism, an American Tradition.

The Hon. Professor Irwin Cotler, P.C., O.C., O.Q. Ad.E., Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Canada's first Special Envoy on Combatting Antisemitism and Preserving Holocaust Remembrance, Founder & International Chair, Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights Moderated by Christen Broecker, Director, AJC’s Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights.

As Jewish students face unprecedented challenges in educational settings, the need for strategic, effective advocacy has never been greater. Discover how AJC's Center for Education Advocacy is moving beyond crisis response to create lasting change in K-12 schools and institutions of higher education nationwide.

Five years after the UAE and the Kingdom of Bahrain, and later the Kingdom of Morocco, normalized relations with Israel – a historic achievement of the first Trump administration – and after nearly two years of war in Gaza, the continued expansion of the Arab-Israeli circle of peace faces popular resistance across the region, even as the logic of Israel’s full integration in the Middle East remains compelling.

Tune in to this timely and essential conversation with Dr. John Austin, Head of School at Deerfield Academy and author of Thriving in a World of Pluralistic Contention: A Framework for Schools.

Over 700 days after the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust, there are still more than 45 hostages held in captivity by Hamas. At a moment when global attention risks shifting elsewhere, it is more urgent than ever to keep the hostages and their families at the top of the international agenda and press for their immediate release.

On August 14, the UN Secretary-General “blacklisted” Hamas as a group that uses sexual violence in conflict in a report tracking the use of this horrific tactic in conflicts around the world. This critical and long-sought action would not have occurred absent the tireless efforts of the Dinah Project at Bar-Ilan University, an effort by Israeli experts to document existing evidence and establish legal pathways for holding terror groups like Hamas accountable for sexual violence despite their destructive tactics, as detailed in the group’s landmark July 2025 report, A Quest for Justice.

On July 29, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the UK's intention to recognize Palestinian statehood in September. With this signal of a shift in policy, what are the implications for British foreign policy, UK-Israel relations, and the British Jewish Community? Join American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Board of Deputies of British Jews President Phil Rosenberg to unpack these urgent questions.

Over the weekend, President Trump authorized precision strikes against three Iranian nuclear facilities, Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.... Dr. Eyal Hulata, Former Israeli National Security Advisor, and AJC Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer Jason Isaacson explore what might come next, what a possible ceasefire could look like, and what all of this means for the future of the region.

Over the weekend, the Iranian regime launched a wave of missile and drone attacks on Israel resulting in at least 24 deaths, hundreds of injuries, and extensive damage.

Late last night, Israel launched preemptive strikes against Iran in Operation Rising Lion. The attack comes after the IAEA censured Iran for its systematic deception of the strength of its nuclear program.