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23/02/2024

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.

14/02/2024

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.

18/01/2024

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.

19/10/2023

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...

27/03/2023

AJC, Other Jewish Organizations Welcome Suspension of Israeli Judicial Overhaul Legislation

In a joint statement with other American Jewish organizations, AJC welcomed the Israeli government’s suspension of legislative consideration of judicial reform measures, and encouraged “all Knesset factions, coalition and opposition alike, to use this time to build a consensus that includes the broad support of Israeli civil society.”

22/02/2023

AJC Urges U.S. Designation of Wagner Group as Foreign Terrorist Organization

New York – 22 February 2023 – On the anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, American Jewish Committee (AJC) is urging Congress to pass legislation designating the Wagner Group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). A private...

18/01/2023

AJC Transatlantic Institute Welcomes the European Parliament’s Call for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be Listed as a Terror Organization

Brussels – 18 January 2023 – The AJC Transatlantic Institute welcomes the European Parliament’s call for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to be listed as a terror organization. In an annual report on...

08/12/2022

220 Lawmakers from Europe and North America Urge Terror Listing of Iran’s IRGC

December 8, 2022 – Brussels – Today, 220 lawmakers from Europe, the United States, and Canada urged Western democracies to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its proxies, such as Hezbollah, as terrorist organizations. The legislators’...

03/10/2022

AJC Transatlantic Institute Welcomes First EU-Israel Association Council in Over a Decade

Brussels – 03 October 2022 – The AJC Transatlantic Institute warmly welcomes that the EU-Israel Association Council, last convened in 2012, was finally held today in Brussels.

 “The AJC Transatlantic Institute has long advocated for reconvening the Association Council with Israel for...

22/09/2022

AJC Honors UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed for Leading UN Action on Combating Global Antisemitism

Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, former UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, received AJC’s prestigious Jan Karski Award, named after the renowned Polish diplomat who sought to focus world attention on the Nazi Final Solution against the Jewish people. “This is an award that belongs to very few living people who can match the standards of Jan Karski. You are one of them,” said AJC CEO David Harris, who knew Karski well during the last 15 years of his life.