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Israel
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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AJC Welcomes Israel's Participation in the EU's Horizon 2020
27 November 2013 - Brussels - AJC welcomed the announcement that Israel will join the EU's Horizon 2020 program. Under the cooperative agreement Israel will contribute 500 million EUR and could receive upwards of 1.4 billion EUR in support of research and innovation projects...
Counterpoint: Does the EU Deserve Praise for the Iran Deal?
EU High Representative Catherine Ashton has been highly lauded for her role in securing a deal with Iran. But does she and the EU overall deserve such praise? Host Joshua Goodman poses that question and more to in-house experts Daniel Schwammenthal (Director, AJC...
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Counterpoint: Middle East News Round-Up
Host Joshua Goodman discusses the bombings in Beirut, the state of lawlessness in the Sinai, a hot mic incident at the UN, and medical diplomacy with Jan Techau (Director of Carnegie Europe) and Roland Freudenstein (Deputy Director of the Centre for European Studies).
Counterpoint: Are Jews Safe in Europe?
Joshua Goodman and Daniel Schwammenthal are joined by Rabbi Andrew Baker, AJC's Director of International Affairs and the OSCE's Personal Representative on Combating Anti-Semitism, to discuss the recent EU survey on Jewish perceptions of anti-Semitism in Europe.
Counterpoint: Middle East News Round-Up
Host Joshua Goodman discusses three stories from the Middle East - the crisis in Syria, the status of women in the Arab World, and the murder of an Israeli soldier - with Daniel Schwammenthal, Director of the AJC Transatlantic Institute.
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By Daniel Schwammenthal
The Wall Street Journal Europe
13 November 2013
This past...
Counterpoint: Middle East News Round-Up
Host Joshua Goodman is joined by AJC Transatlantic Institute Director Daniel Schwammenthal, Roland Freudenstein, Deputy Director of the Centre for European Studies, and Jan Techau of Carnegie Europe to discuss three headlines from the Middle East: the acquittal of former-...
Counterpoint: Anti-Israel Bias in the European Parliament
On Thursday, October 17, 2013, the European Parliament hosted not one, but two events on the situation of Bedouins in Israel. An important topic, but perhaps not one requiring two forums on the same day. The reason? The event organised by the Socialist and Democrats Group...
Counterpoint: What are the Palestinians Doing with EU Aid?
A report in The Sunday Times (13 October) cites an unpublished report by the European Court of Auditors detailing how EU aid to the Palestinians has been “misspent, squandered or lost to corruption.” According to the article, the report shows that “Brussels...