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07/06/2022

AJC TAI Director Daniel Schwammenthal's Remarks on the Russian War Against Ukraine

On May 18th, TAI Director Daniel Schwammenthal joined the conference “With Open Hearts: Relief Efforts of Central and Eastern Europe to the Humanitarian Crisis Caused by the Russian War against Ukraine” hosted by Polish MEP Anna Fotyga. Schwammenthal shared AJC's efforts to help Ukraine during this time of need and underlined that Ukraine isn't fighting only for its own freedom but for the entire Western liberal order. To this day, AJC has raised more than $2.4 million to assist Ukrainian refugees and to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. 

07/06/2022

With Open Hearts - Relief efforts of Central and Eastern Europe to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian war against Ukraine (VoxBox Discussion)

On Wednesday 18 May 2022, MEP Anna Fotyga, ECR Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, hosted the conference “With open hearts. Relief efforts of Central and Eastern Europe to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian war against Ukraine” in the European Parliament.

Alongside MEP...

19/05/2022

With Open Hearts - Relief efforts of Central and Eastern Europe to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian war against Ukraine

On Wednesday 18 May 2022, MEP Anna Fotyga, ECR Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, hosted the conference “With open hearts. Relief efforts of Central and Eastern Europe to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian war against Ukraine” in the European Parliament.

The Russian war...

12/05/2022

AJC Joins Historic Multi-Faith Gathering in Saudi Arabia

"Cooperation between religions is the best way to fight against extremism and advance common goals for the sake of all humanity." AJC Director of International Interreligious Affairs Rabbi David Rosen spoke at a historic multi-faith gathering with religious representatives in Saudi Arabia last month. Marking a monumental shift in regional interfaith relations and a positive transformation of Muslim-Jewish relations around the globe, Rabbi Rosen was the only Israeli at the assembly.

10/05/2022

Raisi, the IRGC and Iran’s Future Direction of Travel - Video

As the EU attempts to make sense of the Raisi government and negotiate a new nuclear deal in Vienna, it is vital to understand Iran’s changing domestic land and Tehran’s future direction of travel. Counterpoint host Daniel Schwammenthal is joined by David Lega, a Swedish Member of the European Parliament and the EPP Group Standing and Monitoring Rapporteur on Iran and Kasra Aarabi, Senior Analyst at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

26/04/2022

Three Questions on the Kremlin’s War Propaganda

In military doctrine, information is a weapon like any other. David Colon, researcher on propaganda at Sciences Po Paris, sat down with AJC Europe General Manager Simone Rodan-Benzaquen to break down the pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign and Ukraine’s appeal for international support.

23/03/2022

AJC’s #StandwithUkraine Emergency Fund

On CNN Newsroom, Sebastian Rejak, Director of AJC’s Warsaw-based Shapiro Silverberg Central Europe Office, discussed the ongoing and AJC-supported refugee and relief efforts in Poland, documenting for viewers the size and scope of the situation and sharing how AJC’s #StandwithUkraine emergency fund has helped. Rejak showed viewers stirring images of the recent solidarity mission to the Poland-Ukraine border led by AJC CEO David Harris.

17/03/2022

The Importance of Israel

For the past 40 years, AJC CEO David Harris has been a leading advocate for strengthening Israel’s place in the community of nations, deepening ties with key countries, and advancing Israel’s quest for enduring peace and security. Tune in to hear Harris discuss why Israel is central to the Jewish people, AJC, and Jewish advocacy.

03/03/2022

Russia’s War on Ukraine: Responsibility and Responses of the Transatlantic Community

Following months of military buildup on its border with Ukraine, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a sweeping invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbor threatening to crush the sovereignty of a nation and destroy the post-Soviet European order. What led us to this moment? How will the European Union, the United States, and the greater global community respond? AJC Europe Director Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, Polish Foreign Minister (2007-2014) and Member of European Parliament Radosław Sikorski, POLITICO Chief Europe Correspondent Matt Karnitschnig, and Atlantic Council Eurasia Center nonresident fellow Vladislav Davidzon shared their insights.

26/02/2022

AJC's New Abu Dhabi Office Embraces A New Era Of Peace

AJC Abu Dhabi is our first office in an Arab or majority-Muslim state. AJC Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer Jason Isaacson writes in the Jerusalem Post what this groundbreaking office means for the future of Arab-Jewish relations.