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Malaysia is 4,700 miles away from the Middle East, yet the leadership of this Muslim-majority country in Asia long ago chose sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Malaysia has recognized the “State of Palestine” and hosts a Palestinian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, but refuses to recognize the State of Israel.

Former U.S. State Department Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Hannah Rosenthal joined us to discuss her time in government and her work fighting hatred of the Jewish people around the world.

Days after Facebook banned Louis Farrakhan for his antisemitic posts on its platform, a controversial Roman Catholic priest at a predominately black parish in Chicago invited the Nation of Islam leader to his pulpit. His tolerance of antisemitism belies significant strides in Jewish Catholic relations and underscores that there is much work to be done in Black-Jewish relations.

AJC Cleveland celebrated our 75th Anniversary on Sunday, May 5, 2019. We were honored to present a wide-ranging, insightful conversation with AJC CEO David Harris and our two United States Senators, Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman.