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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, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly adopted a bipartisan bill to combat hate that has been championed by American Jewish Committee (AJC) and a diverse coalition. AJC also urged world powers to address flaws in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and called on American universities and Europe’s courts to stop failing Jews. Meanwhile, Greece and Israel deepened their friendship as ties between Israel and Sudan continue to warm.

People of the Pod

AJC’s weekly podcast analyzing global affairs through a Jewish lens

“I Will Never Forget That Day:” Poway Mayor Recalls Chabad Shooting Two Years Later

As the second anniversary of the Chabad synagogue shooting in Poway, California approaches, Mayor Steve Vaus reflects on that horrible day and how it shaped his approach to combating antisemitism and protecting his community. “When something like this happens so close to home, it’s seared in your memory,” he said. “I will never forget that day.” LISTEN NOW

AJC Global Voice | 3-minute read

To better track hate crimes in all fifty states, AJC along with 35 state attorneys general and a diverse coalition rallied a bipartisan group of lawmakers to reintroduce the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. In a 94-1 vote, the U.S. Senate passed the bill on Thursday. READ MORE

AJC takes action: Join AJC and urge your representative to address rising hate in America by passing the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act. (Send a letter at AJC.org/NOHATE)

Sham Justice for Jews in Europe

The Times of Israel | 4-minute read

In this column for The Times of Israel, AJC CEO David Harris cites four examples in Germany, Belgium, Norway, and France where the judicial process failed Jews and demonstrated that “when it comes to Jew-hatred, relentless efforts will be made by some to find extenuating circumstances.” READ MORE

Five Things Everyone Needs to Know About the Iran Nuclear Talks

AJC Global Voice | 5-minute read

The re-opened negotiations with Iran over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) offer the prospect of a better nuclear accord. The U.S. should not settle for anything less than unhindered international monitoring, binding and enduring restrictions on Iran’s production, stockpile, and use of enriched uranium, and lasting limits on its ballistic missile development and destabilizing regional behavior. READ MORE

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The Remarkable Trajectory of Greece-Israel Ties

The Times of Israel | 3-minute read

On the heels of the largest defense agreement between Israel and Greece, AJC CEO David Harris writes that both countries have vast potential, as two neighbors and two Western-oriented democracies, to develop their links in just about every sphere. In doing so, they serve the highest interests of both nations. READ MORE

In Student Governments, Jews and Zionists Need Not Apply

JNS | 5-minute read

On college campuses across North America, a common thread in anti-Zionist activism has been attacking students for their Jewish identity. In this column, AJC Director of Campus Affairs Zev Hurwitz writes that “it is time to stop treating these Jewish witch-hunts as isolated incidents, and to start addressing the systemic persecution of Jewish student leaders.” READ MORE

AJC responds: This week, the Feinstein Center for American Jewish History at Temple University in Philadelphia hosted a program that wrongly cast the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism as a tool to silence criticism of Israel. “This assault against an important tool to protect Jewish students is disgraceful.” (Share on Twitter)

Israel and Sudan Continue Healing Relations

The Times of Israel | 4-minute read

This week, Sudan's parliament officially annulled a 1958 boycott law that barred diplomatic and business relations with Israel. Meanwhile, a Canadian entrepreneur shared his mission to restore a Jewish cemetery in Khartoum, enabling Jews to reconnect with and explore the history of the small but important community that once resided there. READ MORE

AJC responds: “There is much to look forward to as Israel and Sudan grow closer together.” (Share on Twitter)

AJC’s Shabbat Table

This week, in AJC’s Shabbat Table, we discuss how to rebuke others for wrongdoing in a way that effectively gets our point across and inspires change. We also mark the birthday of Oskar Schindler, the factory owner who became one of the most famous “Righteous Gentiles” for saving the lives of 1,200 Jews in the Holocaust. READ MORE

Tidings

Ambulance Chasers (The New York Times)
Ask Dr. Esther (Vulture)
Reversing Her Grandfather’s Footsteps (New Yorker)

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