American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, today welcomed the House of Representatives’ unanimous passage of H.Res.599, a resolution urging the European Union (EU) to declare all of Hezbollah a terrorist organization. Like Hamas, Hezbollah is backed by Iran – financially and materially.
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American Jewish Committee Calls on California to Keep Antisemitic Pro-Hamas Materials Out of Ethnic Studies Curriculum
American Jewish Committee, the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, today urged California Schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond to ensure public funds will not support an ethnic studies organization or its affiliates that attempt to justify or promote violence and terrorism.
American Jewish Committee Ted Deutch After Jacksonville Shootings: "We Must Not Be Silent. We Cannot Live in Fear."
AJC CEO Ted Deutch issued a statement today following the Aug. 26 racially motivated shooting rampage in Jacksonville, FL, which left three people dead.
American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch Joins In Observance of AMIA Bombing Anniversary
American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch today observed the 29th anniversary of the bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires and vowed the global Jewish community would not rest until those responsible are brought to justice.
AJC Urges U.S. Designation of Wagner Group as Foreign Terrorist Organization
On the anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, American Jewish Committee (AJC) is urging Congress to pass legislation designating the Wagner Group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). A private military company with ties to Russian white supremacist and neo-Nazi far-right extremists, the Wagner Group has a long record of committing atrocities against civilians in Ukraine and in African countries.
220 Lawmakers from Europe and North America Urge Terror Listing of Iran’s IRGC
220 lawmakers from Europe, the United States, and Canada urged Western democracies to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its proxies, such as Hezbollah, as terrorist organizations. The legislators’ call for action against the regime’s state terrorism comes only days before EU foreign ministers are set to deliberate further measures against Tehran on Monday. Spearheaded by the AJC-backed Transatlantic Friends of Israel (TFI), the interparliamentary statement was released amid the regime’s deadly crackdown on protesters
AJC, Interfaith Partners Hold Solidarity Vigil for Sri Lanka at U.S. Capitol
U.S. government and civil society friends of Sri Lanka gathered at the U.S. Capitol to express sorrow and solidarity with the people of the island nation after the Easter Sunday terrorist bombings of churches and hotels that claimed more than 250 lives and wounded hundreds more.
AJC Praises U.S. Designation of IRGC as Terrorist Organization
“Recognition of the IRGC as a key arm of Iran’s global terrorism strategy is vitally important to the U.S., which first designated Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism in 1984,” said AJC CEO David Harris. “We applaud President Trump for taking this highly significant step.”
AJC Horrified by Fatal Attacks on New Zealand Mosques
American Jewish Committee (AJC) is appalled by the murderous assaults on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
AJC Applauds British Government Action to Designate Hezbollah Terrorist Organization
American Jewish Committee (AJC) praised British Home Secretary Sajid Javid for initiating action today that will designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization in its entirety.
AJC Welcomes Congressional Adoption of Taylor Force Act
AJC welcomes passage of the Taylor Force Act, bipartisan legislation that aims to end the Palestinian Authority’s abhorrent practice of rewarding terrorists. The legislation is included in the omnibus appropriations bill adopted by the House and Senate.
AJC Salutes House Passage of Taylor Force Act
AJC praised the U.S. House of Representatives for overwhelmingly passing the Taylor Force Act, legislation that will penalize the Palestinian Authority (PA) for diverting foreign aid to reward Palestinian terrorists.
AJC Decries Hateful Demonstrators on Poland's Independence Day
AJC is urging the Polish government to speak out clearly against rising hatred inspired by the country's far right.
AJC Urges Poland to Apprehend Attackers of Israelis
AJC is urging the Polish government to use all available resources to apprehend and bring to justice the individuals responsible for violently attacking members of an Israeli soccer team.
AJC Condemns Fatal Terror Attack on Copts in Egypt
AJC condemned the murderous terror attack on a group of Coptic Christians in Egypt, which left at least 28 dead today on a road south of Cairo.
AJC Condemns Attack on Canada Mosque
AJC is appalled by the fatal attack on a Canada mosque that took place during evening prayers at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Center.