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Dear AJC Friend, Shabbat Shalom. Welcome to the latest edition of AJC
Dispatch, bringing you everything you need to know about Israel and
the Jewish world from the past week.

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This week, as Congress debated whether an embrace of antisemitic
conspiracy theories disqualifies a member from leadership, the
American Jewish Committee (AJC) reminded everyone that Jew hatred
comes from all sides and multiple sources. The fight against
antisemitism is and always should be a nonpartisan issue.

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SAVE THE DATE: The countdown has begun for the
premier global Jewish advocacy event of the year: AJC Virtual Global
Forum returns June 6-9, 2021! Expect spirited conversations with world
leaders and hard-hitting expert debates on the most pressing issues
facing America, Israel, and the Jewish people.

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Top Stories

Combating Antisemitism: We Need Swivel-Headed Jews

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The Times of Israel | 4-minute read

AJC CEO David Harris writes in The Times of Israel
that antisemitism hails from three basic directions - the hard
left, the far right, and jihadists. This trifocal analysis reflects a
nonpartisan approach. "Those who genuinely care about
antisemitism must open their eyes wide and be swivel-headed and not
allow partisan political thinking to narrow the field of vision and
sense of outrage," Harris writes. READ MORE

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AJC Releases Arabic Video Debunking Protocols of the
Elders of Zion

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AJC.org | 1-minute read

This week, AJC released an Arabic-language video
about the infamous antisemitic forgery, The Protocols of the Elders of
Zion. It is the fifth installment of AJC's Arabic-language video
series,

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'An al-Yahud ("About the Jews"), which has been
viewed by tens of millions of Arabic-speakers around the world. The
new animated short film presents the twisted history of the
117-year-old fabricated text, which alleges a secret conspiracy by a
cabal of influential Jews to control the world. It then goes on to
expose and discredit

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The Protocols' outrageous claims. READ MORE

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Poland and Jews: Coauthors of History?

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Gazeta Wyborcza | 5-minute read

Polish-Jewish relations are fraught with bitter
challenges, as AJC CEO David Harris knows firsthand from four decades
of front-line experience. In this column for Gazeta Wyborcza,
considered "The New York Times of Poland," Harris explains
why Poland and Israel, and Poland and the Jewish people, should be the
most natural of allies in today's world. READ MORE

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More News

U.S. Mayors Team Up with AJC to Combat Antisemitism

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The Jerusalem Post | 4-minute read

Some of the more than 200 mayors that have joined
the Mayors United Against Antisemitism, a joint initiative of AJC and
The U.S. Conference of Mayors, tell

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The Jerusalem Post why they signed the pledge. "It's more
important than ever for public officials to speak and take a strong
stand that any engagement in antisemitism is not acceptable in
America," said Mayor Ravinder Bhalla of Hoboken, New Jersey.
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AJC quoted: Melanie Maron Pell, AJC Chief Field
Operations Officer, told The Jerusalem Post: "In the last number
of years, we've had Pittsburgh, Poway and Monsey. We see the
rise of antisemitism continuing on the streets of Brooklyn. It feels
like it's emerged in full force in the U.S. and we ask mayors to
commit themselves to combating it, not just calling it out in other
parts of the world, but actually combating it in the states.
Communities look to their mayors for moral guidance." (Read in

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The Jerusalem Post)

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U.S. Affirms IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

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The Jerusalem Post | 2-minute read

Addressing an expert committee meeting on combating antisemitism in
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State Kara McDonald voiced support for the
Working Definition of Antisemitism developed by the International
Holocaust Remembrance Alliance - a definition AJC helped draft
and which it has long promoted.

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AJC CEO David Harris quoted: "McDonald's remarks are a
solid reaffirmation of American leadership in the global fight against
antisemitism... The IHRA working definition is the gold
standard." (Read in

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The Jerusalem Post)

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Israel Establishes Diplomatic Ties with Kosovo

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The Washington Post | 3-minute read

Israel and Kosovo established diplomatic relations this week in a
virtual ceremony attended by both countries' foreign ministers.
As part of the agreement, the Muslim-majority country-with which
AJC has longstanding ties-pledged to open an embassy in
Jerusalem. READ MORE

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AJC responds: "AJC welcomes the establishment of full diplomatic
relations between Israel and Kosovo. This is a monumental step in
reinforcing Kosovo's warm ties to the Jewish people and Israel, a move
long advocated by AJC." (View on Twitter)
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What's happening next week? (And what you may have
missed this week!)

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Advocacy Anywhere is AJC's online platform
bringing you top-quality content during the pandemic. View the

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Advocacy Anywhere page for information on past and future programs:

* Monday at Noon ET: Despite a devastating third wave of COVID-19,
Israel continues to lead the world in vaccinations and is poised
to inoculate every single resident over age 16 by the end of
March. How did this happen and what can the rest of the world
learn from Israel's speedy rollout? Is there coordination
between Israel's Ministry of Health and the Palestinian
Ministry of Health with regards to vaccinating those living in
the West Bank and Gaza Strip? Join Prof. Hezi Levy, Director
General of Israel's Ministry of Health, to answer these
questions and more. Register

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* Thursday at Noon ET: Join Lord John Mann, the United Kingdom
Government's Independent Adviser on Antisemitism and a
leading proponent of the Working Definition of Antisemitism
developed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
(IHRA), and Rola Brentlin, Head of Special Projects for Chelsea
Football Club, one of the 20 soccer clubs in the English Premier
League, which adopted the IHRA definition in December. Register

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Did you miss...

* AJC CEO David Harris, one of the Jewish world's leading
experts on global trends, discussed developments on the world
stage and analyzed the first days of the Biden administration
and what lies ahead. Watch

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* AJC marked the 40th anniversary of the AJC-Konrad Adenauer
Foundation Leadership Exchange Program, which has produced two
generations of notable American and German alumni committed to
the critical relationship between Deutschland and the Jewish
community. Watch

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AJC's Shabbat Table

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This week, in AJC's Shabbat Table, we ponder
the lessons to be learned when Moses' father-in-law instructs
him to avoid burnout by delegating some duties. No one leads alone. It
is only with communities of committed leaders that we accomplish our
goals. We also recount Soviet refusenik Natan Sharansky's
triumphant arrival in Israel and provide some talking points and
resources for a discussion about the Working Definition of
Antisemitism developed by the International Holocaust Remembrance
Alliance, which is rapidly gaining acceptance across the globe.

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through a Jewish lens

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The Problem with California's Ethnic Studies;
Mayors United Against Antisemitism

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A controversial curriculum for teaching ethnic
studies in California public schools will face a final vote in March.
Since the first draft came out in 2019, a coalition of Jewish
organizations has advocated for content that meaningfully includes
Jews and other groups, discusses antisemitism, and avoids perpetuating
stereotypes that put Jews in danger. We sit down with Director of AJC
Northern California Rabbi Serena Eisenberg to talk about the
curriculum and why it should matter to all of us. Then, on Shabbat
Table Talk, we hear from AJC's Chief Field Operations Officer
Melanie Maron Pell about AJC's Mayors United Against
Antisemitism initiative, Manya Brachear Pashman on why she's no
longer laughing at jokes about U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
(R-GA), and Seffi Kogen on antisemitism on college campuses.
LISTEN NOW

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Tidings

* Daniel Pearl's Killer Must Never Go Free (

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Tablet Magazine)
* A Tale of Two Super Bowl Linemen (

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The Forward)
* Sweet 16: Israel Opens Inoculations to Teens (

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The Times of Israel)

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