May 3, 2012 – Washington, D.C. – Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, addressing the AJC Global Forum, expressed admiration for the Jewish advocacy organization, support for her country’s close relations with Israel, and concern for Turkey …
May 2, 2012 – Washington, D.C. – Israel’s ambassador to the UN vowed to bring the issue of Jewish refugees from Arab countries to the forefront of deliberations at the world body. “It is my responsibility to tell the story,” Ambassador Ron Prosor told …
May 2, 2012 – New York -- AJC commends the United Methodist Church (UMC) decision to reject divestment from American companies doing business with Israel. The divestment resolution was overwhelmingly opposed today at the UMC’s quadrennial General …
April 30, 2012 – Washington DC – Hundreds of young Jewish activists from around the world will come together this weekend for AJC’s ACCESS 20/20 conference in Washington , DC . It is the second annual ACCESS conference, and will follow the conclusion of …
April 30, 2012 – New York – A new AJC survey of American Jews shows President Obama would win a majority of the Jewish vote in a contest against Gov. Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee. Obama would gain 61 percent and Romney 28 percent, …
AJC Conveys to CBS News Flaws in 60 Minutes Program on Palestinian Christians April 27, 2012 -- New York -- AJC has expressed directly to the president of CBS News deep concerns about the 60 Miniutes segment on Christians of the Holy Land. “The most …
April 27, 2012 -- New York -- AJC, in a letter to Secretary of State Clinton, urged the U.S. to oppose Turkey’s effort to block Israel’s participation in the NATO Summit, which will take place in Chicago next month. “It is our belief that ongoing …
April 26, 2011 – New York – Richard Foltin, AJC’s Director of National and Legislative Affairs, delivered a major address in support of religious freedom at the 7th World Congress of the International Religious Liberty Association, an affiliate of the …
April 25, 2012 – New York – The foreign ministers of Brazil , Canada , Cyprus and Germany are coming to Washington next week to address the AJC 2012 Global Forum. This annual event of the premier global Jewish advocacy organization will bring …
April 23, 2012 – New York – AJC applauded President Obama’s announcement today that he will honor Jan Karski posthumously with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Karski was a renowned Polish diplomat who played an instrumental role in Poland 's …
April 20, 2012 – New York – AJC commended the city of Vienna for its decision to rename a street honoring Dr. Karl Lueger, a prominent Austrian politician whose hateful rhetoric and attitude towards Jews inspired Adolph Hitler. The Dr. Karl-Lueger- …
April 12, 2012 – Atlanta – AJC’s Director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations, Rabbi Noam Marans, was inducted today into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College at its historic campus in Atlanta . “We are delighted …
April 11, 2012 – Washington – An AJC survey of Latinos in the United States shows that only 18 percent are highly familiar with Jews, while 31 percent are not familiar with them at all. However, in an encouraging sign for future Latino-Jewish relations, …
April 9, 2012 – New York – Guatemalan Foreign Minister Harold Caballeros, addressing an AJC luncheon, declared his country’s continuous support for the state of Israel. “We will always support Israel. It’s a matter of conviction,” said Caballeros, adding …
April 4, 2012 – New York – AJC is outraged by German author Günter Grass’ latest published assault on Israel . In his poem, “What Must Be Said,” published today in a leading German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung , the recipient of the Nobel Prize in …
April 4, 2012 – New York – AJC commends Lithuania for designating the Foundation for Lithuanian Jewish Heritage to receive compensation funds for former Jewish communal property. "This took far longer and was far more difficult than he had imagined …
April 3, 2012 – New York – AJC welcomed the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor’s rejection of a petition to recognize a Palestinian state that does not yet exist. The Palestinian gambit was aimed at securing ICC jurisdiction over Palestinian …
April 3, 2012 -- New York -- Greek Defense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, on a visit to New York, met with a group of AJC leaders over lunch at the global advocacy organization’s headquarters. The visit was part of the minister’s three-day visit to the …
March 30, 2012 – New York -- Diplomatic representatives of more than 50 countries attended AJC’s annual Diplomatic Seder last night. The gathering is one of the highlights of the global advocacy organization’s diplomatic outreach in New York . “ …
March 29, 2012 – New York – AJC is appalled by the broadcast in Egypt of a notoriously anti-Semitic TV series that first aired ten years ago in the country. The program is available on Al-Tahrir, an Egyptian TV channel that was established on the eve …
