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Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal: What You Need to Know
The Israeli government and Hamas have agreed to a hostage release deal after 467 days of captivity, marking a significant development in the ongoing conflict. The deal, set to begin on January 20, 2025, includes the phased release of Israeli and American hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, alongside humanitarian measures and troop adjustments in Gaza. Negotiations are ongoing for subsequent phases to free remaining hostages, establish a ceasefire, and outline a plan for Gaza's future governance.
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Freed Israeli Hostages: What They Endured in Captivity and How They Survived
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Nearly One-Third of American Jewish College Students Feel Faculty Members Have Promoted Antisemitism or Learning Environments Hostile to Jews: New Survey
Nearly one-third (32%) of American Jewish college students report feeling that faculty on their campuses have promoted antisemitism or fueled a learning environment that is hostile to Jews, according to new data from American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Hillel International. As part of AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America 2024 Report, AJC and Hillel International partnered to document Jewish students’ experiences during their time on campus. The report details how American Jewish college and university students are experiencing antisemitism, both in and outside of the classroom.
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France Moves to Blacklist Iran’s IRGC—What It Means and What’s Next
The French Parliament passed a resolution on January 29, 2025, condemning Iran’s human rights abuses and urging the EU to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. (IRGC) and Basij forces as terrorist organizations. This move increases pressure on the EU to freeze IRGC assets and block their operations across Europe, weakening Iran’s global terror network. American Jewish Committee (AJC) and other advocates are now calling on the EU and additional nations to follow France’s lead in officially blacklisting the IRGC.
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What Is Samidoun, the 'Charity' That Supports Anti-Israel Campus Protests and Fundraises for a Terror Group
The U.S. Treasury Department and Canadian government sanctioned Samidoun, a nonprofit posing as a Palestinian rights charity, for financially supporting the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a designated terrorist group involved in Hamas' October 7 attacks. Cofounded in 2011 by American Charlotte Kates and her husband, PFLP member Khaled Barakat, Samidoun has also backed pro-Hamas protests on college campuses including at Columbia University; Kates was recently arrested in Canada for praising the October 7 massacre and traveled to Iran to accept a "human rights award" from the Iranian regime.
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AJC Welcomes White House National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate
American Jewish Committee (AJC) today welcomes the White House’s release of the first-ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate. The publication fulfills the commitment the Administration made in December 2022, when it launched the process to better coordinate efforts to counter different forms of hate, which also led to the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, released in May 2023.
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What You Need to Know About the ICC and the Israel-Hamas War
Adding another dangerous twist to the Israel-Hamas War and its impact, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced he is simultaneously seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, along with three leaders of the genocidal terror group Hamas.
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University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker: When Antisemitism Hits Home
What would you do if jars of urine were thrown through the windows of your house in the middle of the night? How would you feel if antisemitic messages were spray painted on your cars? How would you respond if you were targeted simply because you’re Jewish? In the first installment of a 2-part series, meet a face behind the alarming findings of AJC's State of Antisemitism in America 2024 Report.
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AJC answers the questions and shares insights from AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America 2024 Report. Watch to learn how this data will shape AJC’s advocacy and decision-making in the months ahead.
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AJC’s Holly Huffnagle to Fox 40: Young American Jews Face Antisemitic Attacks More Than Their Elders
Holly Huffnagle, AJC U.S. Director for Combating Antisemitism, joins Fox 40 News in Sacramento to shine a light on the worrying rise of physical, verbal, and online antisemitic attacks against American Jews, particularly young U.S. Jews, where 4 in 10 (41%) young American Jews between the ages of 18 and 29 say they have been the target of antisemitism at least once in the past 12 months, per AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America 2024 Report. Huffnagle urges the need for increased awareness of anti-Jewish hate and a whole-of-society approach to tackle it across the country to make Jews safer.
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