Posts Tagged: American Jewish Committee
Over 525 Mayors Join Initiative With Top US Jewish Group to Fight Antisemitism
Over 525 mayors from across the United States have signed on to a joint national effort with a top US Jewish organization to fight antisemitism. The...
Officials, Jewish Groups Mark Anniversary of 1992 Israeli Embassy Bombing That Killed 29
Israeli, Jewish, and Argentine leaders and institutions commemorated on Wednesday the anniversary of the March 17, 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires,...
‘Saturday Night Live’ Exhibits Zionophobia
JNS.org - By now, most people have heard that Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” news anchor/comedian Michael Che told a “joke” that “Israel is now...
Jewish Groups Call for Action Against State Department Official After Racist and Antisemitic ‘Blood and Faith’ Blog Is Revealed
Jewish leaders and groups as well as New York Congressman Ritchie Torres expressed outrage Sunday after revelations that a State Department official had a long...
Jewish Leaders and Groups Slam ‘Saturday Night Live’ Over Skit About Israel’s Vaccination Drive
Jewish leaders, groups, and educators on Sunday condemned as "antisemitic" a "Saturday Night Live" skit in which a cast member joked about Israel's vaccine campaign. In...
American Jewish Groups Slam ICC Decision on Israel as ‘Systemic Bias’
American Jewish organizations spoke out strongly against the International Criminal Court’s ruling that it has jurisdiction to investigate war crimes in Gaza and the West...
Jewish Groups, Descendants of Holocaust Survivors Pay Tribute to Raoul Wallenberg
Jewish groups, political leaders, and descendants of Holocaust survivors paid tribute on Sunday to Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during...
Top US Jewish Group Urges Olympics Ban for Iran Over Execution of Champion Wrestler
A top American Jewish group is spearheading a petition urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Iran from the upcoming 2021 Olympic Games in...
Saudi Decision to Open Skies to Israel-UAE Flights Hailed as ‘Historic Milestone’
Major Jewish and pro-Israel groups welcomed Saudi Arabia's decision on Wednesday to open its airspace to flights between the Jewish state and the United Arab...
Major US Jewish Groups Decry Lack of Twitter Action After Latest Antisemitic Post by Iran Leader
Major US Jewish groups called for Twitter to take action against the account of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday, following the Iranian leader's latest antisemitic...
US Army Lieutenant Suspended, Investigated After Posting Holocaust Joke on TikTok
A US Army lieutenant and popular social media user has been suspended and is under investigation after he posted a joke about the Holocaust on...
‘Enough Is Enough’: Bahraini Diplomat Says Lebanese People Fed Up With Hezbollah
Bahrain’s ambassador to the US said on a program sponsored by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) earlier this week that the Lebanese people were fed...
Jewish, Pro-Israel Groups Welcome News of UAE Peace Deal
Jewish and pro-Israel groups praised on Thursday the news of the normalization deal reached between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. The Conference of Presidents of...
Nick Cannon Claims Sephardic Jewish Family Roots, Says Great-Grandfather Was Rabbi
American media personality Nick Cannon revealed that he was Jewish on his mother's side during an appearance on Monday on the American Jewish Committee’s online...
