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Strengthening EU-Israel Ties and Working towards a Negotiated Two-State Solution.

The AJC Transatlantic Institute is a firm proponent of strengthening the EU-Israel relationship, which is based on shared democratic values, interests and history. Israel’s unique expertise in areas ranging from counter-terrorism to cybersecurity and high-tech to entrepreneurship reinforce the need for an even deeper, strategic EU-Israel partnership.

While AJC has long advocated for a negotiated two-state solution to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, progress in the peace process doesn’t depend on Israel alone and thus shouldn’t be a precondition to deepening the mutually beneficial EU-Israel relationship.

We seek to inform the policy debate in Brussels on EU-Israel ties, the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Jewish state’s place in the world.

 

AJC's Project Interchange

Through AJC’s Project Interchange, we organize for European policy-makers, diplomats and opinion leaders week-long seminars to Israel and the Palestinian territories to experience first-hand the complexities on the ground.

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October 29, 2023 to October 31, 2023

European Parliamentarians Visit Sites of Hamas’ Massacres

Just three weeks after Hamas’ terror attacks, AJC led a delegation of nine national and European parliamentarians from seven EU countries to Israel to visit the sites of the Hamas massacres, meet with Israeli victims and refugees, as well as with Israeli politicians, including Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Yuli Edelstein. Two more delegations of over 20 parliamentarians will be organized by the end of November.
October 13, 2021

AJC's Transatlantic Friends of Israel Opens Austrian Chapter

After the launch of the Transatlantic Friends of Israel (TFI) inter-parliamentary group in the EU Parliament in July 2019, the first national chapter opened on October 13 in the Austrian parliament, under the leadership of Chair MP Martin Engelberg and the support of lawmakers from the Greens, the Social-Democrats and NEOS, the liberal party.
December 10, 2019

20 EU Diplomats Visit Gaza Border with AJC

AJC Jerusalem co-organized with the Delegation of the EU to Israel a one-day tour for 20 EU Deputy Chiefs of Mission to the area surrounding Gaza. At the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing, where some 15,000 tons of goods pass daily, the diplomats saw up-close Israel’s critical role in ensuring the humanitarian needs of the people of Gaza are met. The group also spoke with Israelis in the town of Netiv Haasara, who live under the constant threat of rocket attacks.

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28/09/2017

AJC Transatlantic Institute Calls on European Parliament to Condemn Appearance of Palestinian Terrorist, Investigate Incident

Brussels - 28 September 2017 - The AJC Transatlantic Institute called today on European Parliament President Antonio Tajani to investigate how Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist Leila Khaled was allowed to speak in the Parliament and urged all...

26/09/2017

The AJC Transatlantic Institute Deeply Concerned over Palestinian Terrorist Speaking at EU Parliament

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Stop Infantilizing the Palestinians

By David Harris, AJC CEO

The Times of Israel and ...

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AJC Global Forum: Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus

H.E. Nicos Anastasiades, President of the Republic of Cyprus, addressed the AJC Global Forum 2017 in Washington, D.C.

18/05/2017

AJC Transatlantic Institute Welcomes More Balanced EU Parliament Resolution on Arab-Israeli Conflict

Strasbourg – 18 May 2017 – The AJC Transatlantic Institute welcomes that today’s European Parliament resolution on the Arab-Israeli conflict is more balanced than previous such documents as it more clearly addresses Palestinian obstacles to peace, specifically incitement and...

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Congressman Ted Deutch Criticises One-Sided UNSC Resolution 2334

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Jan Jambon Discusses Israel's Support to Belgium after the 2016 Brussels Attacks

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Shortly after the Brussels Attacks in March 2016, Israeli security experts...

24/06/2016

AJC Deplores Abbas Speech to European Parliament, Refusal to Meet Israeli President Rivlin in Brussels

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