Articles by David Harris

Pope Francis on 'Concentration Camps'
Was the Pope Wrong to Compare Refugee Centers to Concentration Camps?
A Jewish Ode to the Czech Republic
There is something profoundly inspiring about witnessing the rebirth and renewal of a nation that endured the one-two punch of Nazism and Communism.
Bravo, Ambassador Haley!
New American UN ambassador Nikki Haley has quickly established herself as a courageous and unbending force in a setting where principle is more often observed in the breach than as a matter of course.
Happy 60th Birthday, European Union!
AJC pays tribute to 60 years of the European Union.
"Come From Away": Thank You, Canada
AJC CEO David Harris discusses the impact of Broadway's "Come From Away."
Why Poland?
AJC CEO David Harris discussed opening an AJC office in Poland.
Confronting Antisemitism in America
In the midst of a recent wave of antisemitic hate crimes, Jews across the country are being forced to re-evaluate what it means to live safely as a Jewish person in America. What can be done to change this precarious reality?
Dear Irish Foreign Minister Charles Flanagan
AJC CEO David Harris addresses the Foreign Minister of Ireland in an open letter regarding full recognition of Palestinian statehood.
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day
AJC CEO David Harris helps us remember the tragedy of the Holocaust.
Dear French Foreign Minister Ayrault
In anticipation of the January 2017 "Middle East peace conference" in Paris, AJC CEO David Harris writes an open letter to French foreign minister Ayrault, urging the re-evaluation of European political priorities and highlighting face-to-face Israeli-Palestinian negotiation as a critical prerequisite to progress.