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AJC Praises EU Parliament’s Condemnation of Hamas’s War Crimes, Regrets Call for “Unconditional” End to Israel Naval Blockade
Brussels – 19 April 2018 – The AJC Transatlantic Institute today praised the European Parliament for condemning Hamas for the war crimes it committed during the recent violent protests, but criticized the EU legislature for urging in its...
AJC Condemns Anti-Semitic Remark by Portuguese MEP Ana Gomes, Calls for Disciplinary Action
Brussels – 8 March 2018 – The AJC Transatlantic Institute condemned MEP Ana Gomes (S&D) for demonizing Jewish civil society organizations, including AJC, as a “very perverse lobby that tries to intimidate people” (...
AJC Transatlantic Institute Is Outraged over MEP Ana Gomes’ Invitation to BDS Founder
Brussels – 28 February 2018 – The AJC Transatlantic Institute expressed its outrage over the fact that MEP Ana Gomes (S&D) hosted BDS founder Omar Barghouti in the European Parliament.
The BDS (Boycott, Divest and Sanctions) movement calls...
MEP Ana Gomes Defames Jewish Organizations as "Perverse Lobby"
On 28 February 2018, MEP Ana Gomes hosted Omar Barghouti, the founder of the anti-Israel "Boycott, Divest and Sanctions" (BDS) movement, in the European Parliament.
Mrs. Gomes defamed the Jewish organizations that opposed her invitation to...
AJC Welcomes MEP Letter Calling for EU To List Entire Hezbollah As A Terror Group
Brussels – 22 February 2018 – AJC welcomes a letter signed by 60 Members of the European Parliament calling on the European Union Foreign Affairs Council to designate Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist organization.
Co-initiated by Anders...
Europe, Israel, and the Middle East: A Conversation with Yair Lapid, Head of Israel's Yesh Atid Party
The AJC Transatlantic Institute hosted Yair Lapid, head of Israel's Yesh Atid party and Member of the Knesset&...
AJC Transatlantic Institute Criticizes the European Parliament for Blocking Cartoon Exhibition on Iran
Brussels – 21 February 2018 – AJC deplores that the European Parliament barred a cross-party group of EU lawmakers from hosting a cartoon exhibition highlighting Tehran’s human rights violations.
Suppressed in its entirety by the British Liberal...
Opening of the Cartoon Exhibition "Iran and Human Rights"
After the European Parliament banned the cartoon exhibition "Iran and Human Rights" on the grounds of being “controversial,” the AJC Transatlantic Institute along with ththe four Members of Parliament co-hosting the exhibit—Lars Adaktusson (EPP), Péter Niedermüller (S&D...
An Impossible Balancing Act? The EU's Policy on Saudi Arabia and Iran
On January 25, 2018 the AJC Transatlantic Institute hosted a discussion on Iran and Saudi Arabia at the European Parliament. Speakers included Anders Vistisen, Member of the European Parliament (ECR), Bas Belder, Member of the European Parliament (ECR), Dr. Abdulla Mosa Al Tayer, Chaiman of...
AJC Welcomes Tough Grilling of Iranian Parliamentarians in European Parliament
Brussels – 23 January 2018 - AJC welcomes the tough grilling a group of Iranian parliamentarians received today in the European Parliament. In an unusual step for such meetings with foreign lawmakers, the Chair of the EP Foreign Affairs Committee, David McAllister, opened...