News reports suggest the U.S. administration is considering a historic decision to redefine who is and is not a Palestinian “refugee.” I hope the reports are true. A change is long overdue and could actually help the search for peace long-term.
This week on AJC Passport, we talk about cuts in U.S. aid to the Palestinians and why Jeremy Corbyn’s latest antisemitic scandal is driving Jews out of the British Labour party.
On September 2, Rodrigo Duterte will become the first Philippine president to visit Israel since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1957. The two nations have enjoyed reciprocal support and respect over the last 61 years, but even prior to the formal relationship, it is notable that in 1947, the Philippines was the only Asian nation to vote in favor of UN Resolution 181 that created the State of Israel.
Dr. Matthew Levitt, the Fromer-Wexler fellow and director of the Reinhard program on counterterrorism and intelligence at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, details the European operations of the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah since the organization was partially designated a terrorist organization.
We’re joined this week by Dina Siegel Vann, Director of the AJC Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs, to discuss the surprising election results in Mexico and by Agnieszka Markiewicz, Director of AJC Central Europe, to discuss recent changes to Poland’s Holocaust law.