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AJC Transatlantic Institute Welcomes the European Parliament Call to Reimpose UN Sanctions Against Iran
Brussels – 25 April 2024 – The AJC Transatlantic Institute welcomes today’s historic European Parliament Resolution calling for the snapback of all UN sanctions against Iran. Lawmakers urged Germany, France, and the UK--the three European parties to the Iran nuclear deal--to set a deadline for...
TAI Director Daniel Schwammenthal on Iran's Attack Against Israel
On April 16, TAI Director Daniel Schwammenthal joined TVP World to discus Iran's unjustified attack against Israel and the Jewish state's possible response. He highlighted that the Islamic Republic has been trying to destroy Israel for over 40 years and that Iran's proxy Hezbollah began...
Celebration of 75 Years of Israeli-Italian Relations in the Italian Senate
On February 28, the Transatlantic Friends of Israel (TFI)-Italy Chapter, an AJC project of cross-party, interparliamentarian lawmakers, and the Israeli embassy in Rome organized a panel discussion in the Italian Senate celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations between Rome and Jerusalem....
AJC Statement on the Second Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
On the second anniversary of Russia’s full invasion of Ukraine, AJC reiterated its support for Ukraine and called on the international community to strengthen its response against Russia’s aggression by enhancing the use of targeted sanctions and disrupting Iran’s ability to transfer weapons to Russia.
AJC Statement on the Provisional Measures Order by the International Court of Justice
While the ICJ should have thrown out South Africa’s baseless genocide charges entirely, AJC’s statement highlights that the Court thwarted South Africa’s primary objective in launching this case: to turn the Genocide Convention on its head and use it as an “aggressor’s charter” to prevent Israel from defending its citizens against Hamas’ brutality and continued terror.
AJC Welcomes European Parliament Resolution Conditioning a Gaza Ceasefire on Hamas Dismantlement, Release of all Hostages
On January 18, the European Parliament adopted its second resolution on the Israel-Hamas war. The text conditioned a permanent ceasefire in Gaza on the dismantling of Hamas and the release of all remaining hostages. AJC argues that the resolution, which was adopted on the 1st birthday of Kfir Bibas, the youngest hostage, was an important victory for those who truly want to promote a two-state solution.
Exhibition: Israel in the Aftermath of the Hamas Attacks with Photos by Ziv Koren
On December 6, AJC Transatlantic Institute together with the Israeli Mission to the EU and the Representation of Bavaria to the EU exhibited the pictures of Israeli photojournalist Ziv Koren showing Israel in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre. Without being graphic, the stunning images...
AJC Europe Managing Director Simone Rodan-Benzaquen on Antisemitism in France
Since the Hamas-instigated war against Israel, France, like many other EU countries, has seen a massive explosion of antisemitic acts. AJC Europe Managing Director Simone Rodan-Benzaquen joined France 24 to discuss how French Jews experience antisemitism in their daily lives and its frightening resurgence across Europe and the U.S.
First-Ever Jewish-Iranian Solidarity Rally In Brussels
The AJC Transatlantic Institute co-organized in Brussels the first Jewish-Iranian solidarity rally on the sidelines of the EU Summit, where the 27 member states had gathered to discuss the situation in the Middle East. More than 200 participants demanded the immediate release of the Israeli hostages from Hamas, and called for a new Middle East, liberated from the Islamic Republic’s genocidal regime and its terror proxies. Watch the speech of AJC TAI Director Daniel Schwammenthal at the rally.
AJC welcomes the European Parliament’s resolution backing Israel’s right to self-defense and calling for the elimination of Hamas
Brussels – 19 October 2023 – The AJC Transatlantic Institute welcomes today’s European Parliament resolution backing Israel’s right to self-defense and calling...