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AJC Jerusalem Director Lt. Col. (Res.) Avital Leibovich is heartened by this week's solidarity mission from Members of 7 European Parliaments and the EU to the Jewish state. Leibovich provides a glimpse into the mission's agenda, including visiting families of hostages and a trip to Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, a common target of Hamas rockets.

Families of those being held hostage by Hamas terrorists share their heartbreaking stories with Congress. As the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, American Jewish Committee (AJC) helped mobilize this important event on Capitol Hill.

Families of those being held hostage by Hamas terrorists share their heartbreaking stories with Congress.

New York, NY, October 31, 2023 – American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, today categorically rejected a UN panel’s recent statement asserting a false equivalence between the horrific acts of terrorism targeting civilians committed by Hamas on and since October 7 and Israel’s defensive response to those acts in Gaza, as well as its determination that Israel’s use of military force to respond to Hamas’s attack was illegitimate.

AJC CEO Ted Deutch spoke with CNN about the "terrifying" and "unacceptable" rise of anti-Jewish hate on college campuses across the nation. Ted also decries campus rallies that glorify Hamas' terror and calls on all colleges and universities to protect Jewish students.