December 27, 2011 – New York – AJC announced today that work on the ground will soon begin on a project to rehabilitate the Carmel forests destroyed by a deadly wildfire a year ago. A $100,000 donation from AJC’s Israel Emergency Assistance Fund will …
Ed Rettig Israeli Development Aid: Small Lights Make a Mighty Illumination Ed Rettig, Director, AJC Jerusalem December 27, 2011 I recently flew to Haiti to inspect AJC-supported projects run by IsraAID, the Israeli Forum for International …
December 25, 2011 -- New York -- AJC expressed outrage and revulsion at the deadly terrorist attacks that targeted Christian worshipers in Nigeria on Christmas Day and killed at least 25 people. Several churches, including St. Theresa Catholic Church in …
December 22, 2011 -- New York -- AJC welcomed the decision by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova to cut off the international organization’s funding of Zayzafuna, a children’s magazine filled with anti-Semitic material that is produced and distributed in …
December 22, 2011 – New York – AJC today commended the United States Army for investigating the death of Private Danny Chen and deciding to bring charges against fellow soldiers for their involvement. “Private Chen’s heart-wrenching, untimely death …
December 20, 2011 -- New York -- AJC’s Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights called for the release of prisoners in North Korea following the death of longtime ruler Kim Jong-il. “North Koreans are arguably the least free …
December 19, 2011 – New York – AJC is deeply saddened by the passing of Maynard Wishner, a past leader of the global advocacy organization, and a longtime Jewish activist in Chicago and far beyond. He served as AJC National President from 1980 to 1983. He …
December 18, 2011 -- New York -- AJC mourns the death today of Vaclav Havel, whose life as a Czechoslovak-born playwright, human rights activist, dissident, and political leader made him one of the most admired and influential figures in modern history. …
December 15, 2011 – New York – AJC strongly criticized the assertion by Congressman Allen West (R-Fla.) that Joseph Goebbels, the notorious Nazi Minister of Propaganda, would be “very proud of the Democratic Party.” In his 2010 campaign for office, …
December 15, 2011 – New York – AJC today called on three Protestant churches to disassociate their organizations from the Bethlehem Call, a Palestinian document which appears on the churches’ websites and endorses efforts to delegitimize the State of …
December 15, 2011 – New York – AJC expressed admiration and appreciation to the American men and women who served valiantly in Iraq , as the nearly nine-year war was officially declared over by President Obama. "Our gratitude goes out to all …
December 7, 2011 – New York – AJC is urging the Obama Administration to support the Menendez-Kirk Iran Sanctions Amendment, which the Senate passed unanimously last week. In a letter to Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, AJC emphasized the need for “ …
December 7, 2011 – New York – AJC, the premier global Jewish advocacy organization, has appointed a representative in São Paulo , Brazil . This marks the ninth overseas post for AJC, in addition to 31 international partnerships with Jewish groups. “ …
December 7, 2011 – New York – AJC expressed concern directly to the U.S. Ambassador to Belgium , Howard Gutman, about his remarks suggesting that Muslim violence against Jews is the result of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Gutman was addressing the European …
December 6, 2011 – Berlin -- AJC is dismayed by the invitation to Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi to attend the second International Afghanistan Conference, held in Bonn on December 5. “Including a top-level Iranian official at an important …
Secretary Panetta’s Speech – A Rorschach Test Ed Rettig, Director, AJC Jerusalem December 5, 2011 Al Jazeera (Reuters): “Panetta: Israel must 'get to the damn table'” New York Times: “Defense Chief Says Israel Must Mend Arab Ties" …
December 2, 2011 – New York – AJC praised the UN Human Rights Council for adopting a strong resolution today that endorsed the striking findings of a new investigative report on human rights conditions in Syria. The report, prepared by an …
December 2, 2011 – New York – AJC applauded the Senate for passing unanimously the Menendez-Kirk Amendment, which would prohibit the U.S. from doing any business with Iran’s Central Bank. The Senate measure will sanction financial institutions that do …
December 2, 2011 – New York – Rabbi Andrew Baker, AJC’s director of international Jewish affairs, today appealed to the U.S. Helsinki Commission to help combat anti-Semitism fueled by media and politicians in Europe, and to prevent deadly violence such …
December 1, 2011 – New York – AJC applauded France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands for withdrawing their ambassadors from Tehran, after an Iranian government-supported mob ransacked the British Embassy on Monday. The U.K. immediately closed its embassy …
