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To expand American Jewish Committee’s (AJC’s) reach to audiences in the Middle East, the global advocacy organization launched AJC Farsi today, with Persian-language social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. “The intersection of my Iranian, American, and Jewish identities makes me particularly proud to make this exciting announcement,” Saba Soomekh, Associate Director of AJC Los Angeles, told the 2021 Virtual AJC Global Forum’s worldwide audience. “AJC Farsi will bolster our efforts to reach Iranians in Iran and diaspora communities in the United States and around the world.”

Watch the Monday 3:00 PM ET Plenary of AJC Virtual Global Forum 2021 which features AJC in Conversation with H.E. Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain and The Siegler Family Annual Muslim-Jewish Symposium with H.E. Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Hedayah and Rabbi David Rosen, AJC Director of International Interreligious Affairs in a conversation moderated by Manya Brachear Pashman, Co-Host, AJC's People of the Pod.

As part of the AJC Virtual Global Forum H.E. Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, discussed Bahrain-Israel ties, peace in the Middle East, and more with AJC Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer Jason Isaacson.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) is firmly denouncing Arizona’s widely reported plan to use a Holocaust era poisonous gas to execute prisoners.

Unbridled fear is pervading Chicago’s Jewish community. Yet in the last few weeks those with whom my organization regularly partners have been largely silent in the face of prevalent attacks on Jews. Some have recognized that antisemitism is a societal problem, have joined your Jewish neighbors in standing up and speaking out against the new surge in hate targeting Jews. Please join us and them at AJC’s #WheresTheOutrage campaign and help raise awareness that Jews are under attack.