Posts Tagged: American Jewish Committee
Immigration Reform One of Top Goals of New Joint Latino-Jewish Action
American Latino and Jewish leaders have declared a commitment to work together to advance immigration reform and promoting allied relations with Israel and Latin American...
Iran Human Rights Investigation Should be Renewed, AJC Tells UN
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has asked the United Nations Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the UN's Iran human rights abuse investigator....
New Pope’s Relationship with Jews: Lit Menorah During 2012 Hanukkah Celebration in Argentina (VIDEO)
It was only months ago that Jorge Mario Bergoglio was filmed lighting a menorah (see video below) while celebrating Hanukkah with Buenos Aires's Jewish community. Now...
Christian Leaders Gathering in LA to Learn About Judaism
Prominent Christian leaders from across the denominational spectrum are gathering in Los Angeles from Feb. 8-10 for the inaugural Christian Leadership Initiative (CLI)...
American Jews and Israel Have Never Been Closer
Despite occasional media warnings of a "distancing" between American Jews and Israel, there is nothing like actually visiting the Jewish state to feel...
Austrian Jewish Community Leader Warns of Major Increase in Anti-Semitic Incidents
The leader of Austria's Jewish community, Oskar Deutsch, said that anti-Semitic incidents in Austria doubled in 2012 and that he fears the rising anti-Semitism in...
Jewish Group Condemns Latest Islamic Terrorist Attack Against Christians in Nigeria
Two terrorist attacks rocked the beleaguered Nigerian Christian community on Christmas Eve, resulting in 12 Christian deaths, Morning Star News reported. On Christmas Eve, suspected Islamic extremists...
Christian Groups Seek to Reconcile With Jews Over Anti-Israel Letter
Among Christian and human rights group leaders who met Thursday in Washington, D.C. to support fellow Christian leaders who had sent a letter asking Congress...
IAEA: Iran Increases Underground Nuclear Enrichment Capacity
A new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Iran is ready to step up its uranium enrichment significantly at its heavily fortified...
The World’s Humanitarian Double Standard
The world's double standards concerning which peoples qualify as oppressed and deserving of help are staggering. Two recent stories illustrate this point: First, a report exposed, in...
Russian Jews Back Romney by Wide Margin
Polling by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) has shown that Russian Jews in major U.S. cities are overwhelmingly Republican and support Mitt Romney in November's...
Seven Jewish Groups Boycott Interfaith Dialogue Meeting After Attack on Israel Aid
Seven Jewish groups on Wednesday pulled out of an annual interfaith dialogue meeting due to the recent letter from 15 Protestant leaders asking Congress to...
To Counter Christian anti-Israelism, It’s Time to go Local
Every year it seems that they put the Christmas decorations into the stores earlier and earlier. When I was a kid, you wouldn't see the...
At Issue: My Struggle with Mein Kampf
Very few books change not only the lives of their authors, but the fate of the world. Abraham Lincoln acknowledged the enormous impact of Uncle Tom's...
