Following today’s gathering in Paris of representatives of 70 countries to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian issue, AJC CEO David Harris issued a statement about the conference's impact and the "empty Palestinian seat at the negotiating table."
AJC is deeply disappointed that the Knesset passed the Regulation Bill, which retroactively legalizes dozens of unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank.
AJC is calling on Israeli legislators to reject the Regulation Bill, a proposed measure that would legalize settlement outposts in the West Bank which were built without government approval.
In January 2016, the Israeli government approved the expansion of the Kotel's egalitarian section - a historic victory for the movement towards religious pluralism and any who oppose an Orthodox monopoly on the sacred site. Over a year later, however, staunch opposition has the project sliding backwards. AJC is calling on Israeli leaders to move forward with the controversial compromise.
AJC is deeply disappointed by the cancellation of the meeting between President Donald J. Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. The vast network of U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial ties, border security, and the flow of migrants are among the key issues that the two presidents were expected to discuss.