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AJC Jerusalem Director Lt. Col. (res.) Avital Leibovich visited the Druze village where 12 kids were killed and dozens more civilians were wounded by a Hezbollah rocket on Saturday.

AJC hails today’s announcement of restored diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey, after a six-year hiatus.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomes today’s announcement that 16 journalists, human rights defenders, and others who Russia wrongly detained have been released and allowed to leave Russia as a result of a multi-country agreement. Among those released today is American reporter Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who spent 16 months in detention on fabricated charges of espionage before being convicted in a sham trial last month and sentenced to 16 years in prison. AJC has called for his release since Russian authorities arrested him on March 29, 2023.

Given Iran’s role in the Houthi attacks against Israel and international shipping in the Red Sea, the time has come to look for opportunities to take more aggressive action against Iranian weapon smuggling, training bases, intelligence platforms, and Houthi leadership. Playing defense is no longer enough to curtail the growing Houthi threat.

AJC seeks a fundraising professional who is passionate about advancing AJC’s mission and committed to the continued growth of the AJC Palm Beach Regional Office.