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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.

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AJC’s weekly podcast analyzing global affairs through a Jewish lens [link removed] “I Will Never Forget That Day:” Poway Mayor Recalls Chabad Shooting Two Years Later [link removed] 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 [link removed]

Top Stories

How a Bipartisan Hate Crimes Bill Passed With Wall-to-Wall Support [link removed]
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 [link removed] 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 [link removed]

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 [link removed] )

Sham Justice for Jews in Europe [link removed]
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 [link removed]

Five Things Everyone Needs to Know About the Iran Nuclear Talks [link removed]
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 [link removed] More News

The Remarkable Trajectory of Greece-Israel Ties [link removed]
The Times of Israel | 3-minute read
On the heels of the largest defense agreement between Israel and Greece [link removed], 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 [link removed]

In Student Governments, Jews and Zionists Need Not Apply [link removed]
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 [link removed]

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 [link removed] as a tool to silence criticism of Israel. “This assault against an important tool to protect Jewish students is disgraceful.” [link removed] (Share on Twitter [link removed] )

Israel and Sudan Continue Healing Relations [link removed]
The Times of Israel | 4-minute read
This week, Sudan's parliament officially annulled [link removed] 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 [link removed], enabling Jews to reconnect with and explore the history of the small but important community that once resided there. READ MORE [link removed]

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

AJC’s Shabbat Table
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This week, in AJC’s Shabbat Table [link removed], 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 [link removed]

Tidings

Ambulance Chasers [link removed] (The New York Times)

Ask Dr. Esther [link removed] (Vulture)

Reversing Her Grandfather’s Footsteps [link removed] (New Yorker)Enjoy receiving the AJC Dispatch each week? Forward it to your friends!

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