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Social media executives said today they are committed to clamping down on antisemitic content. However, at a hearing facilitated by American Jewish Committee and the European Jewish Congress, lawmakers told them those efforts have fallen short.

The following letter was sent on behalf of American Jewish Committee (AJC) to all NATO Heads of Government urging them to support Ukraine’s accession to NATO.

The U.S. Supreme Court today bolstered religious protections in the workplace, in unanimously siding with a former postal worker who had asked not to work on Sundays to observe the Sabbath. AJC Chief Legal Officer Marc Stern issued this statement in response to the decision:
Not every belief or practice can be accommodated, but experience has shown that with some effort and goodwill, most can. The court’s insistence that hardship on employers means substantial hardship and not de minimis hardship, puts real teeth into the law.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) is urging NATO to give Ukraine a “clear path” to becoming a member of the alliance to deter further aggression by Russia and other “bad actors” who seek to destabilize Europe. In a letter prior to the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11-12, AJC CEO Ted Deutch and AJC President Michael Tichnor described Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as posing a threat to democracy and the international order.