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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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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.
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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.
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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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11/06/2018

AJC CEO David Harris on Austrian Chancellor's Speech: History Has Been Made at AJC Global Forum 2018

In an unscripted moment at AJC Global Forum 2018 in Israel, AJC CEO David Harris took to the podium immediately after an unprecedented speech by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who acknowledged Austria’s responsibility to both the Jewish people and, for the first time, the State of Israel...

11/06/2018

Twenty-Five Years Since Oslo: What’s Next for the Peace Process?

At AJC Global Forum 2018, three leading officials from the EU, UN, and Israel gave their insights on the future of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. AJC Executive Council Member Bobi Baruch delivered opening remarks. The panel, which featured UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East...

11/06/2018

Three Years After the JCPOA: Examining the Iran Threat

At AJC Global Forum 2018 in Israel, four foreign policy experts examined the current state of the Iran threat in a conversation moderated by Yoav Limor, Senior Defense Correspondent for Israel Hayom.  Ellen and Arnold Lieber of the AJC Ambassadors Society provided opening remarks for the panel...

10/06/2018

Conversation with Yahya Cholil Staquf

At AJC Global Forum 2018 in Israel, Yahya Cholil Staquf, who, as General Secretary of the Nahdlatul Ulama Supreme Council and Director of Religious Affairs of Bayt ar-Rahmah, heads the world’s largest Muslim organization, discusses the importance of interreligious dialogue and the quest for...

10/06/2018

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat's Welcome Address

Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat kicked off AJC Global Forum 2018 by welcoming the participants to the eternal capital of the Jewish people.

19/04/2018

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...

28/02/2018

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...

28/02/2018

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...

21/02/2018

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's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, for a dicussion on the crisis in the Middle East, the West's struggle against terrorism, and the crucial...

25/01/2018

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...