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AJC Statement on the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Israel and the Palestinian Territories
American Jewish Committee (AJC) strongly criticized the non-binding advisory opinion released today by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the legal consequences of Israel’s policies and practices in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. The opinion was issued at the request of the UN General Assembly. The ICJ advisory opinion is not only factually and legally problematic; it jeopardizes the prospects for peace and could remove the basis for the existence of the Palestinian Authority.
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AJC Statement on Israeli Knesset Resolution on Palestinian Statehood
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Update: Everything You Need to Know About Rafah, Its Importance to Hamas, and Protecting Its Civilian Population
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Antisemitism

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Antisemitism is Constantly Evolving — Social Media Companies Need to as Well
Meta, who owns Facebook and Instagram, is the only social media company that is preventing ‘Zionist’ from being used as hate speech
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5 Things to Know About the Houthis, Their Attacks on Israel and the U.S., and Their Treatment of Yemen’s Jews
Who are the Houthis? The Houthis are an extremist Shia-Islamist movement and terrorist army.  acked by Iran, this organization controls approximately one-third of Yemen’s territory and more than two-thirds of the country’s population. It has emerged as a prominent player in the Israel-Hamas war, which began on October 7 with a mass murder attack by Hamas on Israelis. Find out what and who the Houthi rebels fighting for and how they are launching drone attacks at Israel.
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BDS

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Tough Questions on the Anti-Israel BDS Movement Answered
What is the meaning of BDS? Why do people boycott Israel? The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement markets itself as a non-violent movement to get Israel to withdraw from its pre-1967 borders. While many members of the movement sincerely want peace and are lured in by this human rights façade, BDS leadership in fact seeks nothing less than the elimination of Israel as a Jewish state.
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Interreligious Relations

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Respected Indonesian Religious Leader Completes Six-week Fellowship in Interfaith Dialogue, Study of Judaism
Professor Nasaruddin Umar, the Grand Imam of Masjid Istiqlal – Indonesia's national mosque and the largest mosque in Southeast Asia – recently completed a six-week intensive fellowship with American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS). The fellowship included academic study, meetings with civil society leaders and government officials, and participation in interreligious dialogues across the United States.
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AJC CEO Ted Deutch Lauds NATO for Creating Path to Membership for Ukraine
American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO Ted Deutch issued the following statement welcoming the NATO Summit declaration on Ukraine:
“The NATO Summit represents a watershed moment in the fight for democracy and freedom. AJC applauds NATO’s vital and ongoing show of solidarity with Ukraine and its commitment to provide Ukraine with continued military support and security assistance in the face of Russian aggression. The decision by NATO’s secretary general to send a senior representative to Ukraine also sends a strong message."
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Attendees hold a flag made from the US and Israel flag during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024. Days after he survived an assassination attempt Donald Trump won formal nomination as the Republican presidential candidate and picked Ohio US Senator J.D. Vance for running mate.
On the Ground at the Republican National Convention: What's at Stake for Israel and the Middle East?
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Europe at the Ballot Box: Insights and Impact on Jewish Communities and Beyond
Israeli soldiers walk among portraits of people taken captive or killed by Hamas militants during the Supernova music festival on October 7, during a visit at the site where the deadly incident took place near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel, on January 11, 2024, amid continuing battles between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
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Understanding the War Zone in Northern Israel: A Conversation with Sarit Zehavi - AJC Advocacy Anywhere
As Hezbollah, the Iran-backed terror proxy, continues to launch attacks against northern Israel, the threat of a larger war looms.
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AJC Urges Retraction of Lancet Letter with Unsubstantiated Projected Gaza Death Toll
American Jewish Committee (AJC) is deeply concerned by The Lancet's publication of a letter, "Counting the Dead in Gaza: difficult but essential," which makes the unsubstantiated and outrageous claim, “in the coming months and years…it is not implausible to estimate that up to 186,000 or even more deaths could be attributable to the current conflict in Gaza.”
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AJC Expert Analysis: European Elections and Implications - AJC Advocacy Anywhere
Election season in Europe is in full force, including recent elections in France, the United Kingdom, and the European Parliament. American Jewish Committee's offices across Europe have closely followed the results, which have had dramatic outcomes across the continent.
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AJC Welcomes Meta Policy Cracking Down on Antisemitic and Anti-Israeli Hate Speech
American Jewish Committee (AJC) has worked and consulted with Meta on issues relating to antisemitism for several years and was proud to continue this partnership by participating in Meta’s Policy Forum. As part of these discussions, AJC shared how the word “Zionist” is often used as coded language to attack Jews and Israelis and about the offline harm this proxy language has on Jewish life around the world.
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