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Must-reads
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We’ll Defend Annexation if Needed – But Here’s the Thing
The Times of Israel / 2-minute read
If the new Israeli government unilaterally applies sovereignty to a portion of the West Bank, AJC will do what it has always done: explain Israel to the wider world. But as Jason Isaacson, AJC’s Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, writes in The Times of Israel, there likely will be repercussions, regardless of how well Israel and AJC explain the decision. “It is not for the ardent friends and supporters of Israel, comfortable in our homes thousands of miles away, to tell the democratically elected Israeli government what to do,” Isaacson writes. “We will never abandon the Zionist vision of a Jewish and democratic state in our people’s native land, and we will never forsake our brethren.” As Israel’s advocates, AJC will always share in the joy of the Jewish state’s successes and share concerns when there is danger ahead. Read more |
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AJC Calls for Race Amity, Action
AJC.org / 1-minute read
AJC has called upon Americans to finally reckon with the systemic racism that has never stopped disadvantaging Black Americans. AJC’s founders created an organization to keep Jews safe, but they knew then what time has only made more evident — Jewish safety and success in the United States is bound up with that of other minorities, including our brothers and sisters in the Black community. Rabbi Noam Marans, AJC's Director of Interreligious and Intergroup Relations, crafted a message for the June 14 celebration of Race Amity Day, calling on people to turn amity into action by urging passage of the NO HATE Act to improve hate crime reporting. AJC observed Juneteenth by reiterating support for the NO HATE Act and other policy recommendations such as the creation of a national taskforce to examine systemic inequities, the designation of white supremacist groups as terrorist organizations, and the implementation of safeguards for honest elections. Read more |
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Latino-Jewish Cooperation During COVID-19
The Hill / 2-minute read
Simultaneous crises in the form of the pandemic, economic decline, and the consequences of systemic racism are straining the fabric of American society. Dina Siegel Vann, Director of AJC’s Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs and Ramiro A. Cavazos, President and CEO of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce write in The Hill that the relationship between U.S. Latinos and Jews may offer a model for pulling together disparate communities in challenging times. “Thankfully, U.S. Latinos and Jews can draw from a deep reservoir of historical, ethical and pragmatic affinities spanning many decades as they ... face the pandemic and its dire consequences head on.” The Latino Jewish Leadership Council (LJLC), convened by AJC in 2017, recently called for measures to thank and protect immigrants, many of whom serve as essential workers and are suffering higher rates of infections, fatalities, and economic hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more |
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