January 28, 2013 – New York – AJC, the global advocacy organization, is deeply dismayed by Argentina’s decision to establish with Iran a “truth commission” to investigate the 1994 terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. “The …
January 29, 2013 – New York – AJC applauds President Obama’s call today for swift Congressional action on legislation to permanently fix America’s broken immigration system. “The time has come for common sense comprehensive immigration reform,” President …
January 30, 2013 – New York – AJC is appalled by the Holocaust denial comments of a senior Egyptian government official and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s silence about it. "The myth of the Holocaust is an industry that America invented," …
January 31, 2013 – New York – AJC is urging the international community to respond firmly to Iran’s latest plans to accelerate its uranium enrichment. In a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Tehran announced that it will install …
February 1, 2013 – New York – AJC mourns the passing of former Congressman and Mayor Edward Koch. He was 88 years old. "One of the most outspoken, personable, effective and energetic New York politicians, Mayor Koch will be sorely missed, yet …
February 1, 2013 – Berlin – AJC’s Board of Governors, together with top German government officials and civil society leaders, joined today in celebrating the 15th anniversary of AJC Berlin’s Lawrence and Lee Ramer Institute for German-Jewish Relations. …
February 5, 2013 – Paris – An AJC Board of Governors delegation concluded a three-day visit to Paris today. It followed stops by the group in Amman, Athens, Jerusalem and Berlin. Among the highlights of the visit were meetings with French Foreign …
February 5, 2013 -- New York -- AJC urged the EU to support fellow member state Bulgaria and designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization, after Sofia concluded that the Iranian-backed group carried out the deadly July 18 attack at the Burgas airport. A …
February 6, 2013 – Los Angeles – Prominent Christian scholars from diverse seminaries, universities, denominations, and congregations across North America are gathering in Los Angeles, February 8-10, for the inaugural Christian Leadership Initiative (CLI) …
February 6, 2013 – Rome – An AJC leadership delegation concluded a two-day visit to Rome on Wednesday. The delegation met for 75 minutes with Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, as well as former Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, a leading candidate to become …
AJC to Meet with Over 70 World Leaders at UN Opening class="printLinks"> top align=left> September 24, 2012 – New York – AJC has begun an intensive series of private meetings with leaders of countries around the world who have come to New …
September 25, 2012 – New York – Russian Jewish voters in the New York metro area favor Gov. Mitt Romney over President Barack Obama for president, according to an American Jewish Committee (AJC) survey. The survey, conducted during the summer, showed that …
August 15, 2012 – Salt Lake City -- An AJC delegation met this week with senior leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) at the church’s world headquarters in Salt Lake City. The two-day visit included a VIP tour of a newly …
August 15, 2012 – New York – The Washington Post , one of the nation's most influential newspapers, is "spot on” in urging UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to boycott the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) conference in Iran. “By attending the …
July 15, 2012 -- New York -- 140 Italian parliamentarians have joined the worldwide call for a public moment of silence in honor of the 11 Israeli team members who were murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Olympics in 1972. The Italian …
July 12, 2012—New York—AJC is appalled at UNESCO's decision to sponsor a chair at the Islamic University of Gaza in astronomy, astrophysics and space sciences. The university is controlled by Hamas, indoctrinates its students with hatred of Israel, and …
July 12, 2012—New York—AJC marks the 18th anniversary of the terror attack on the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires—the deadliest terrorist attack against a Jewish target in the Diaspora in decades—with a call to the international community …
July 12, 2012—New York—AJC, convinced that Israel’s presence in the West Bank is based on solid legal ground, called on the Israeli government to reject the recommendations of the Levy Commission as a distraction from the ongoing quest for a negotiated …
July 11, 2012—New York—AJC welcomed approval by The Episcopal Church of a resolution at its General Convention in Indianapolis calling for “a negotiated two-state solution” and “positive investment” as responses to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The …
July 6, 2012 -- New York -- AJC commends the Presbyterian Church (USA) decision to reject divestment from three companies doing business with Israel. The divestment resolution was narrowly defeated by two votes (333-331) last night in a divisive debate …
