Project Interchange

Amid horrifying levels of denial about the Hamas massacre of Israelis on October 7, AJC Project Interchange led a delegation of social media influencers to see firsthand the atrocities of Hamas’ attack.

An article in Inside Higher education about our groundbreaking 2022 delegation.

Max Boot wrote an op-ed in 2022 about Kyrie Irving's dangerous and antisemitic conspiracy theories.

Patrick Gensing published a series of articles in Tagesschau.de on antisemitic conspiracy theories,
Nazi comparisons, and manipulated photos and video from the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Indian journalist Dipanjan Chaudhury published a series of articles on Israel and India in The Economic Times, which has a readership of over 4 million.

Federal Government Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight against Antisemitism presents Germany’s first National Strategy Against Antisemitism.

18 PI alumni members of European Parliament and U.S. Congress from the Transatlantic Friends of Israel signed a declaration urging countries worldwide to help end the discrimination against Israel at the UN.

Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen co-chairs a bipartisan Abraham Accords Caucus to further advance normalization agreements between Israel and the Arab states.

Take a journey with AJC Project Interchange, as we celebrate 40 years of bringing global opinion leaders and policy makers to Israel.

Humera Khan (U.S. Muslim Leaders 2018) and Adnan Ansari (Faith Based Community Leaders, 2016) of Muflehun are partnered with AJC on the new Tackle! Upstander Training. The pilot training, in Philadelphia, was hosted by MJAC-Philadelphia (AKA Circle of Friends), co-chaired by alumnus Mohamed Bakry.

The Project Interchange Alumnus of the Year award recognizes the critical role alumni play in promoting Israel's legitimacy, fighting antisemitism, building interfaith bridges, and supporting global Jewish communities. This year’s award was given to international PI alumni in the Transatlantic Friends of Israel and U.S.-based alumnus Suhail Khan.

Project Interchange plans to host delegations of policymakers and opinion influencers from countries that signed the Abraham Accords last year.

Project Interchange alumni prompted the passing of a declaration urging Eurapean Union countries, as well as democracies worldwide, to end discrimination against Israel at the United Nations.

A remarkable eighteen Project Interchange alumni have been named to vital roles in the new Biden Administration, including two Cabinet-level positions and three ambassadorships.

Five Project Interchange alumni became founding members of AJC Miami’s Community of Conscience, which brings together leaders from diverse backgrounds to address and repair divisions within American society.

87% of Project Interchange’s sitting mayoral alumni have signed onto American Jewish Committee’s Mayors United Against Antisemitism campaign, which is run in partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Amine El Khatmi formed a new political party, Printemps Républicain, in late 2019, identifying the fight against rising antisemitism as a core tenet of the party.

In fall 2019, Kudzai Gumunyu, who traveled with Project Interchange in 2017, organized a three-day “Israel-Nigeria Agrinnovation Seminar” with the Embassy of Israel and the Office of the Vice President of Nigeria.

Suhasini Haidar traveled with Project Interchange as a leading Indian journalist in 2016. In 2020 she published an article promoting the UAE-Israel agreement.