We spoke with Mayor Pete Buttigieg about what lies ahead for the Democratic party when it comes to support for Israel and we talked to AJC’s Stephanie Guiloff about a disturbing rise in antisemitism in Chile.
JCRB|AJC Kansas City came into existence through a merger between Kansas City’s AJC regional office and the local Jewish Community Relations Bureau (founded in 1944). Now one seamless organization, our mission combines AJC’s global reach with the local JCRB’s tradition of community relations activities. Today, JCRB|AJC serves Kansas and western Missouri.
In this week’s AJC Passport, we spoke with Ambassador Dennis Ross about the protests in Gaza, and with Haaretz correspondent Amir Tibon on the short-lived deal to solve the asylum seekers issue.
More than 30,000 Palestinian protestors gathered near the Gaza-Israel border on Friday, March 30, for the “March of Return,” marking the beginning of a Hamas-led six-week demonstration calling for the destruction of the Jewish state. As expected, the protests continued this past weekend with estimates of 20,000 protesters.