Posts Tagged: American Jewish Committee
Israel Says Latin American Countries Pulling Ambassadors Over Gaza is ‘Encouragement for Hamas, a Recognized Terror Organization Around the World’
The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said the recalling of a group of Latin American ambassadors from their posts in the Jewish State in protest...
American Christian Leaders Begin Year-Long Study in Israel
JNS.org - Eighteen American Christian leaders this week began the Christian Leadership Initiative (CLI), a year-long intensive study of Judaism in Israel with the...
Israel’s Steinitz Says U.S.-Israel Intelligence Cooperation ‘Better Than Ever’
Israeli Minister of Intelligence Yuval Steinitz on Wednesday said co-operation with the U.S. on "security, and especially intelligence, is better than ever," refuting recent allegations...
Major Jewish Group Says UCLA Student Elections Marred by Strong-Arm Anti-Israel Tactics
The American Jewish Committee on Monday said it was "outraged by the strong-arm, hypocritical, anti-Israel tactics several student groups used during the just-completed UCLA student...
Jewish Group Congratulates Catholic Church on Canonization of Popes
JNS.org - The American Jewish Committee (AJC) congratulated the Catholic Church on the upcoming canonization of Popes John XXII and John Paul II, to...
Jewish Group Urges Removal of UN Under-Secretary General Rima Khalaf
Rima Khalaf, United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), came under fire on Thursday...
American Jewish Committee Condemns Violence in Ukraine Protests
JNS.org - The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has condemned the escalating violence by government forced against protesters in Ukraine. Ukrainian protestors are continuing to...
Jewish Group ‘Dismayed’ by Neo-Nazi March in Bulgaria
The American Jewish Committee said it was "dismayed" by a neo-Nazi march that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria, over the weekend. In a statement, the AJC...
Berlin Film Festival Award for UK Film Director Ken Loach Angers Jewish Group
A Jewish human rights group on Sunday said a decision to award British film director Ken Loach a lifetime achievement award is a "disgrace," that...
Pope Francis Says Jews, Catholics Should Work Together to Help World’s Poor
Pope Francis I told a delegation from the American Jewish Committee at the Vatican on Thursday that Jews and Catholics should work together to help...
In New Year’s Address, French President Hollande Vows to Oppose ‘Anti-Semitism, Racism’
French President Francois Hollande used his televised New Year's Eve speech to address resurgent anti-Semitism after the international outcry over French anti-Semitic comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala's...
Jewish Group ‘Appalled’ by Huffington Post Article, SWC Says it Paints Jews as Warmongers
Popular internet newspaper, The Huffington Post, is under fire yet again for a headline and accompanying image that offended major Jewish groups. Both the Simon Wiesenthal...
Obama Threatens to Veto New Bipartisan Iran Sanctions Bill
JNS.org - President Barack Obama has threatened to veto a new bipartisan Iran sanctions bill introduced in the Senate on Thursday. The bill—sponsored by a...
Jewish Organizations, Political Pundits Object to ASA Decision to Endorse Boycott of Israeli Academics
Jewish organizations and political pundits on Wednesday objected to the American Studies Association's vote on Monday to endorse a boycott of Israeli academic institutions, with...
