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On September 20, 2023 the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Human Dignity Award was given to Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah, the President of the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace and Chair of the Islamic Law Council of the United Arab Emirates.

Here you’ll find a list of curated resources that unpack key moments at the 78th UN General Assembly, and how AJC–as the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people–are urging world leaders to strengthen ties with Israel, counter rising antisemitism, stop the spread of extremism, and uphold democratic values.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) is leading the effort to implement the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, which includes dozens of AJC's recommendations and closely resembles AJC's Call to Action Against Antisemitism in America. Following the Biden administration's May 2023 unveiling of the National Strategy, a move long advocated for by AJC, AJC CEO Ted Deutch announced the formation of the AJC Task Force to Implement the U.S. National Strategy.

This weekend’s Palestine Writes event at the University of Pennsylvania has caused a great deal of controversy. While the event’s stated aim is to celebrate Palestinian culture, it has become a platform for deeply problematic content, including speakers with well-established records of antisemitic rhetoric, along with programs and materials that present distortive and bigoted views of Israel and Zionism. This comes at a moment of heightened vulnerability for the Jewish community on campus after this week's antisemitic incident at Penn Hillel.