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Rice: Israel’s security an enduring American interest

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – President Obama’s national security advisor, Ambassador Susan Rice, delivered a major address to the AJC Global Forum. “Our commitment to Israel, as always, transcends partisanship,” Rice declared. “Israel’s security isn’t a Democratic interest or a Republican interest—it’s an enduring American interest.” Rice spoke to more than 2,700 people at the AJC […]

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Middle East, USA

Massieu: U.S. benefits from Mexican trade, immigrants

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Mexican Foreign Secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu, addressing the AJC Global Forum, spoke emphatically about U.S.-Mexican relations. “The Mexican-U.S. alliance is unwavering. It has deep, robust roots, and is mature enough to endure any political juncture,” said Massieu. Referring to comments made during the current U.S. political campaign, Massieu said “we cannot dismiss

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International, USA

‘Golda’s Balcony’ clarifies Israel’s history

“What happens when idealism becomes power?” –Todd Salovey By Eric George Tauber CARLSBAD, California–When we look at history with the benefit of hindsight, it’s easy to dismiss how dire a situation really was. After all, we won. But the storyteller’s art is to bring us back to that moment when all was nearly lost and

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Eric George Tauber, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Two students praised for standing up to anti- Semites

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The American Jewish Committee (AJC) presented its inaugural Campus Courage Award to Winston Shi of Stanford University and Milan Chatterjee of UCLA. The award honors students who have demonstrated unusual courage and moral clarity in standing up to anti-Semitism and the BDS movement. “Winston Shi and Milan Chatterjee are shining examples

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

New AJC office will serve Eastern Europe

By Kenneth Bandler WASHINGTON, D.C –  The American Jewish Committee (AJC) will open a new Central Europe Office headquartered in Warsaw, Poland. AJC CEO David Harris announced expansion of the global Jewish advocacy organization’s presence in Europe during the AJC Global Forum 2016 in Washington, D.C. “Establishing a permanent office in Warsaw builds upon decades of

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International, USA

WJC demands Google remove hate videos from YouTube

NEW YORK (WJC) — The World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Tuesday called it “scandalous” that the world’s largest internet company Google Inc. is failing to remove thousands of neo-Nazi hate videos from its video platform YouTube. An investigative report, to be broadcast on German television later on Tuesday, found that many video clips which incite

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Pollard’s lawyers can’t see state’s claims in parole case

A Federal Judge on Monday ruled that the US government can hand in a classified ex parte submission to the court, not allowing Jonathan Pollard’s lawyers to see the state’s evidence in arguing for his strict parole limitations. The case relates to the harsh parole conditions imposed on Pollard, who was released last November after

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American Anthropologists reject BDS

Members of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) seeking to boycott the Jewish state as part of the discriminative BDS movement failed on Tuesday, as a boycott resolution was narrowly shot down by the organization. The resolution banning collaborations with all Israeli universities and research institutions was defeated by 2,423 votes against as opposed to 2,384

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Hillary Clinton clinches Democratic nomination, AP says

Hillary Clinton has secured enough delegates to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, The Associated Press said Monday, making her poised to become the first female candidate from a major party for the White House. A victory in Puerto Rico’s primary Sunday and additional pledges of support from superdelegates helped Clinton cross the threshold, a day

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USA

Green Party candidate declares support for BDS

The Green Party presidential candidate, Dr. Jill Stein, on Monday released a statement in support of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. “The United States has encouraged the worst tendencies of the Israeli government as it pursues policies of occupation, apartheid, assassination, illegal settlements, demolitions, blockades, building of nuclear bombs, indefinite detention, collective

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Middle East, USA

Iran Knocks US For Calling It Lead State Sponsor Of Terror, Points Finger At Saudi Arabia

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari slammed Saudi Arabia as the “main culprit” involved in the spread of terrorism, implicitly hitting back at a U.S. Department of State report calling Iran the world’s “leading state sponsor of terrorism.” “Saudi Arabia has as its main agenda been using terrorism as an instrument to materialize its

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Partnership between cities in Israel, Southern California

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)–The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) signed a major partnership agreement with the Federation of Local Authorities (MASHAM) in Israel, deepening the relationship between the more than 250 local and municipal governments in Israel and the members of SCAG, which includes municipal governments stretching across 191 cities in six counties and

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