Human Rights Watch released the latest in an anti-Israel campaign by the once reputable watchdog group, which five years ago tapped a longtime anti-Israel activist as its director in that region.
In August 2020, far-right groups brandishing QAnon and neo-Nazi flags rioted on the steps of the German Bundestag. Join AJC Berlin in conversation with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) to investigate the near mirror image events and the transatlantic far-right networks that threaten the basic tenets of American and European democracies.
Earlier this month, six world powers reopened negotiations with Iran over the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), from which the United States withdrew in 2018. Washington Institute Director of Research Patrick Clawson, a longtime friend of American Jewish Committee, joins us to discuss the implications of those talks and the threat posed by Iran.
In this week's AJC Shabbat Table, we contemplate the meaning of counting the days of Omer, the seven weeks between Passover and the holiday of Shavuot, focusing on being mindful of our journey with all its uncertainties. We also remember the maiden voyage of the SS Theodor Herzl, the largest passenger ship that ever sailed under the Israeli flag.
