September 17, 2011 -- New York -- AJC welcomes the French decision not to participate in the upcoming Durban 3 conference. That commemoration, which marks the ill-fated World Conference on Racism in Durban in 2001, is slated to take place at the UN on …
September 16, 2011 -- New York -- AJC welcomed New Zealand’s decision, announced today, that it would not participate in Durban 3, the commemoration of the adoption, in 2001, of the Durban Declaration at the World Conference Against Racism. The …
September 15, 2011 -- New York -- AJC praised Britain for its decision not to participate in the Durban III conference. The gathering will be held at the UN on September 22nd to mark the tenth anniversary of the first Durban conference. Iranian …
September 13, 2011 – New York – AJC declared a new Presbyterian Church (USA) initiative to divest from American companies doing business with Israel a misguided endeavor that will harm, rather than advance, efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace. …
September, 10, 2011 -- New York -- AJC President Robert Elman and Executive Director David Harris, in a letter to President Obama, expressed gratitude "for the swift and effective intervention of the United States" in helping Israeli embassy …
September 9, 2011 – New York -- AJC praised Bulgaria for withdrawing from Durban 3, the tenth anniversary commemoration of the UN World Conference on Racism, which will take place at the UN in New York on September 22. “ Bulgaria admirably has joined …
September 3, 2011 – Jerusalem -- Today marks the beginning of the first visit by a Caribbean Foreign Minister to Israel, in a delegation that includes Grenada’s minister of foreign affairs and foreign service officer, and from St. Kitts & Nevis, the …
September 5, 2011 -- New York -- AJC expressed support for the Israeli government’s move today to begin demolishing homes in the illegal West Bank settlement Migron. “To his credit, Prime Minister Netanyahu is doing exactly what he should be doing in a …
September 4, 2011 -- New York -- AJC expressed grave concern about the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) latest findings on Iran’s nuclear activities. “This latest IAEA report underscores yet again the danger posed by the Iranian nuclear …
September 2, 2011 – New York -- AJC praised former peace process envoy Valérie Hoffenberg of France for her bold statement this week opposing the Palestinians’ unilateral bid for statehood recognition at the United Nations this fall and encouraging a …
September 2, 2011 – New York -- AJC praised Germany for withdrawing from this month’s tenth anniversary commemoration of the UN World Conference on Racism. The event, known as Durban 3, will take place at the UN in New York on September 22. “We …
September 1, 2011 – New York -- AJC praised Austria for withdrawing from participation in the tenth anniversary commemoration of the UN World Conference on Racism. The event, commonly known as Durban 3, will take place at the UN in New York on September 22 …
August 27, 2011 -- New York -- AJC President Robert Elman and Executive Director David Harris send the letter below to UN Secretary-Genarl Ban Ki-moon regarding yesterday's bombing of a UN building in Nigeria. August 27, 2011 His Excellency …
August 23, 2011 – New York -- AJC warmly welcomed the decision of Australia not to participate in the tenth anniversary commemoration of the Durban World Conference on Racism, slated to be held at the UN in New York next month. The spokesman for …
Ed Rettig, Director, AJC Jerusalem August 23, 2011 As I began to write this piece on Friday morning, Israeli radio broadcasted instructions to families in Ashdod and the South on how to prepare their “safe rooms,” the structurally reinforced, …
Letter sent to Arthur Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, regarding photos and captions in the paper's August 19 edition dealing with the terror attacks near Eilat. August 19, 2011 Dear Mr. Sulzberger, As avid readers of The New …
August 19, 2011 – Berlin -- Following a series of fatal terrorist attacks near Eilat that killed at least eight people and injured scores more, AJC is again urging the German government and parliament to step up efforts to prevent European support for UN …
August 19, 2011 – New York – AJC mourns the passing of Jerome J. Shestack, a prominent human rights activist who served for decades as a leader of the agency and chaired AJC’s Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights from 1989-1992. …
August 18, 2011 – New York – AJC welcomed President Obama’s call today for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “to step aside” so the Syrian people can determine their future. “It is indeed high time that the United States explicitly called for the …
LETTERS Questions About a Palestinian State Published: August 12, 2011 To the Editor: Re “Palestinians and the U.N.” (editorial, Aug. 8): One person stands in the way of Palestinian statehood, and that’s Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president. He …
