Posts Tagged: American Jewish Committee
ZOA Concerned Over Jewish Organization’s Partnership With ‘Radical Islamist’ Group
JNS.org - The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has criticized the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) recent formation of an interfaith initiative in partnership with what the...
Major American Jewish Groups Mull, Remain Largely Quiet on Trump Secretary of State Pick Oilman Rex Tillerson
Major American Jewish organizations are mulling over, yet remaining largely quiet about, President-elect Donald Trump’s official announcement on Tuesday that he would nominate ExxonMobil CEO...
Jewish Students at U of New Mexico, Already ‘Intimidated’ Into Keeping Low Profile, ‘Anxious’ Over Appearance of Nazi-Style Anti-Trump Graffiti, Sources Say
Jewish students at the University of New Mexico (UNM) are feeling "anxious" about the appearance on campus of Nazi-themed graffiti denouncing US President-elect Donald Trump,...
Leading American Jewish Groups Congratulate Trump on Poll-Defying Victory, Call for Post-Election Unity
American Jewish groups were among those congratulating President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday after his poll-defying victory over Democratic Hillary Clinton in Tuesday’s election. In a statement,...
UNESCO Slammed for Another ‘Ridiculous’ Jerusalem Resolution, But Some Also Note Diplomatic Progress
Israeli politicians and American Jewish groups once again condemned UNESCO on Wednesday after the global cultural body’s World Heritage Committee approved a resolution similar to...
Major US, UK Jewish Organizations Sign Global Advocacy Accord
JNS.org - The American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Board of Deputies of British Jews have signed an association accord, an official step beyond their previous collaborations, the leading...
Israel’s President Rivlin Hosts Interfaith Dialogue With East Asian Religious Leaders
JNS.org - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted several religious leaders from East Asia for an interfaith dialogue at his residence on Monday. The delegation included representatives of the Buddhist, Hindu and...
Major US Jewish Organization Launches Bipartisan 50-State Campaign to Reject BDS
JNS.org - A major Jewish organization has launched a bipartisan campaign against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The campaign, spurred by the American Jewish Committee...
Major Jewish Organization Condemns Double-Slaying of Imam, Assistant
JNS.org - The American Jewish Committee's (AJC) US Director of Muslim-Jewish Relations condemned the killing of Imam Maulama Akonjee and his assistant, Thara Uddin, shot in Queens, New York...
Israel Advocates Slam UCLA, BDS-Supporting Campus Groups Over Leaked Report Condemning Student Leader for Neutrality on Palestinian Conflict
Pro-Israel advocacy groups expressed their outrage this week over a leaked confidential University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) report condemning a student government leader for...
American Jewish Leaders Welcome Israel-Turkey Reconciliation Agreement
Prominent American Jewish leaders welcomed the reconciliation agreement announced by Jerusalem and Ankara on Monday. In a joint statement, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations...
Uruguayan Jewish Leader Bemoans ‘Antisemitic’ Murder of Prominent Member by Assailant Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’
The head of Uruguay's Jewish umbrella organization asserted that Tuesday's stabbing attack in the city of Paysandú, which left 54-year-old Jewish businessman David Fremd dead and...
Madrid Mayor Joins American Jewish Committee Initiative Against Antisemitism
JNS.org - Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena has signed on to an American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) initiative, "Mayors United Against Antisemitism," which calls on municipal leaders in...
US Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Cut Off Financing for Hezbollah
JNS.org - The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that seeks to target and cut off financing for the Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah. The bill, co-sponsored...
