July 6, 2011 - Tel Aviv - An AJC leadership delegation has just concluded a three-day diplomatic mission to Israel. The delegation met with, among others, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor; Minister of Public …
Ed Rettig, Director, AJC Jerusalem June 29, 2011 In many ways Aryeh Deri is larger than life. Now 52, Deri had a brilliant career before being sidetracked. Born in humble circumstances in Meknes, Morocco, he made a name for himself as a yeshiva …
June 21, 2011 – New York – AJC is urging the United States Supreme Court to adopt a holistic, functional test for determining which employees of religious entities should be considered “ministerial” for purposes of what has become known as the “ministerial …
Ed Rettig, Director, AJC Jerusalem June 6, 2011 An Israeli-owned company sells an oil tanker to Iran Lenin reportedly said of capitalists that they "will sell us the rope with which to hang them." Israel seems to have encountered a …
June 9, 2011 -- New York -- AJC praised the Obama Administration for imposing new sanctions against Iran for massive violations of human rights. “Today's U.S. action is an essential reminder that the Iranian regime’s gross and systematic violation of …
AJC Briefing: Jerusalem Prognosis By Ed Rettig, Director, AJC Jerusalem June 13, 2011 The Israeli Knesset designated Jerusalem Day as a national holiday in 1968. It falls on the 28 th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar, the anniversary of the day the …
June 14, 2011 – Washington – AJC, together with members of the U.S. House of Representatives, will launch the Latino-Jewish Congressional Caucus at an event tonight on Capitol Hill. The establishment of the Latino-Jewish Caucus was strongly supported by …
June 7, 2011 – New York – AJC is surprised and saddened and by the decision of Yale University to close one of its premier projects, the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism (YIISA). The pending closure of the five-year-old …
June 8, 2011 -- New York -- AJC has condemned the arson attack on a mosque in the West Bank. “No house of worship, whatever the faith, should be so targeted and willfully damaged,” said AJC Executive Director David Harris. “We categorically condemn this …
June 22, 2011 – Washington – AJC energy activists from across the United States gathered in the nation’s capital for intensive advocacy in support of dramatic reductions in U.S. dependence on foreign oil. AJC’s targeted energy security plan, developed by …
Ed Rettig, Director, AJC Jerusalem June 21, 2011 The Washington institute for Near East Policy is one of the more important American think tanks on Middle East Affairs. Generally seen as pro-Israeli, indeed founded in the 1980s by AIPAC, the …
June 21, 2011 – New York – AJC is urging the United States Supreme Court to adopt a holistic, functional test for determining which employees of religious entities should be considered “ministerial” for purposes of what has become known as the “ministerial …
AJC Briefing: Jerusalem Prognosis By Ed Rettig, Director, AJC Jerusalem June 13, 2011 The Israeli Knesset designated Jerusalem Day as a national holiday in 1968. It falls on the 28 th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar, the anniversary of the day the …
June 8, 2011 -- New York -- AJC has condemned the arson attack on a mosque in the West Bank. “No house of worship, whatever the faith, should be so targeted and willfully damaged,” said AJC Executive Director David Harris. “We categorically condemn …
Ed Rettig, Director, AJC Jerusalem June 6, 2011 An Israeli-owned company sells an oil tanker to Iran Lenin reportedly said of capitalists that they "will sell us the rope with which to hang them." Israel seems to have encountered …
June 4, 2011 -- New York -- AJC mourns the passing of former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger. “A distinguished diplomat and representative of our country, Larry Eagleburger was a strong advocate for Soviet Jewry and steadfast supporter of …
June 2, 2011 – Washington, D.C. – The American Jewish Committee (AJC) will host a national summit on immigration, June 5-7. The gathering of more than 120 activists and policy experts from across the country will take place at the Fairmont Hotel in …
June 1, 2011 – New York – AJC is gearing up to celebrate 63 years of Israel ’s independence at the annual New York Celebrate Israel Parade on Sunday, June 5. “This is one of the most festive events every year, a thoroughly enjoyable way to …
June 1, 2011 – New York – An AJC senior leadership delegation has completed a ten-day diplomatic mission to Japan, South Korea and China. The mission, coordinated by AJC’s Asia Pacific Institute, was the latest in a series of high-level visits to the …
May 28, 2011 – New York - As President Obama’s visit to Poland ended, AJC hailed the visit as an important reaffirmation of Poland’s successful transformation from a Soviet satellite state to a linchpin of the Western community – and as a key American …
