American Jewish Committee (AJC) General Counsel Marc D. Stern issued the following statement after President Trump announced that he is nominating Brett Kavanaugh to serve as a justice on the United States Supreme Court.
We talked to AJC General Counsel Marc Stern about U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler about Israel and American universities.
AJC commends the Episcopal Church for once again rejecting divestment directed against Israel, but expresses concern regarding open hostility toward Israel in other resolutions. The Episcopal Church is concluding its 79th triennial General Convention, held in Austin, Texas, at which these anti-Israel proposals were addressed.
AJC is deeply disappointed that the Israeli Knesset, with the active support of Prime Minister Netanyahu, adopted today the controversial nation-state bill.