AJC mourns the passing of Elder L. Tom Perry, a member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and extends condolences to his family and the LDS Church leadership.
Lithuania honored American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris today with The Cross of the Knight of the Order for Merits to Lithuania, one of the Baltic nation’s highest awards. Lithuania President Gitanas Nausėda bestowed on Harris during a ceremony at the Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania in New York.
All responsible governments should now do what they should have done 20 years ago: Reject racism but disconnect from Durban. More countries should join those that have said they will not participate on September 22. They must reject Durban and any other anti-racism agenda that is tainted by antisemitism.
Ahmed Shaheed led the charge on the United Nations’ first-ever, stand-alone human rights report dedicated solely to antisemitism. Since then, he has pushed with limited success for statements condemning violence and conspiracies against Jews around the globe.
