American Jewish Committee

AJC Submits Statement On Legislative Responses To Supreme Court Decision Striking Down The Religious Freedom Restoration Act As Unconstitutional
14 Jul 97 | "The American Jewish Committee commends Chairman Canady and the members of this subcommittee for quickly convening a hearing at which distinguished scholars and advocates are to address the options available to Congress, in the wake of City of ...

Jerusalem Mayor Calls Shavuot Attack At Kotel Disgusting And Unforgivable
11 Jul 97 | In response to an American Jewish Committee letter condemning the Shavuot attack against Conservative Jews at the Kotel (Western Wall) in Jerusalem by an ultra-Orthodox mob, Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert has written to AJC that "I absolutely ...

AJCommittee Urges Jerusalem Mayor To Codemn Shavuot Attack By Ultra-Orthodox Mob And Statements Of Deputy Mayor
01 Jul 97 | In a letter to Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert, the American Jewish Committee protested, in the strongest terms, the "deplorable actions of a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews at the Kotel on Shavuot and the statements of your Deputy, Haim Miller." The ...

AJCommittee Cosponsors Conference On The Future Of European Jewry
27 Jun 97 | The Second International Conference on Planning for the Future of European Jewry is sponsored by the American Jewish Committee and the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, the European Council of Jewish Communities, the American Jewish Joint ...

American Jewish Committee Supports Nato Enlargement
26 Jun 97 | The American Jewish Committee supports the decision of the United States and its allies to expand membership in NATO. The American Jewish Committee, which has been a long­standing advocate of American leadership in international affairs, will ...

New Report: Chinese Arms And Technology Transfers To Iran
25 Jun 97 | "While China is not the only foreign supplier of advanced military technology to Iran, and the U.S. continues to press Beijing to adhere to non-proliferation agreements, Chinese sales to Iran of potentially destabilizing weapons and weapons ...

American Jewish Committee Discusses Democratic Reforms And Nato Expansion With Bulgarian Foreign Minister
25 Jun 97 | Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nadezhda Mihailova told an American Jewish Committee delegation that her country was committed to democracy, open markets and enhanced security in Europe. In that respect, Ms. Mihailova stressed that Bulgarian ...

American Jewish Committee Deeply Alarmed By Supreme Court Decision
25 Jun 97 | "The American Jewish Committee is deeply alarmed by today's Supreme Court decision. It deals the most serious blow to religious liberty this nation has witnessed in recent memory, and leaves us with only a cramped view of the protection to be ...

AJC Disappointed, Yet Also Relieved, Over Supreme Court Decision In Agostini V. Felton
23 Jun 97 | "While the American Jewish Committee is disappointed that the Court has gone as far as it did in holding that the principle of separation of church and state is not violated when a local school district provides religious school students with '...

American Jewish Committee Hosts Romanian Prime Minister; Supports Nato Expansion
23 Jun 97 | American Jewish Committee leaders met with the Prime Minister of Romania, Victor Ciorbea, today to discuss his country's strong desire to be included in a second round of NATO expansion, and Romania's dramatic progress in institutionalizing its ...

American Jewish Committee Deplores Burning Of Body At Jewish Cemetery In Queens
09 Jun 97 | "The vandalism and mutilation that took place yesterday at a Jewish cemetery in Queens is utterly deplorable and has brought an already despicable act to new heights of revulsion. But this newest desecration -- the removal and burning of a buried...

AJCommittee Releases Updated Edition Of Comprehensive Report On Western Relations With Iran
05 Jun 97 | Western Policy Options Toward Iran," released today in New York and Washington; the original report was issued in September 1995. Dr. Clawson notes in a new introduction to his report for AJC: "The European Union's policy of 'critical dialogue' ...

Israel and the Peace Process: One Year after Netanyahu's Election
03 Jun 97 | This briefing looks at current developments in the peace process, their ramifications for Israel's relations with the Arab world and the U.S., and their implications for the future of the Netanyahu government. Prior to the rather sudden and ...

Survey Finds Overwhelming Majority Of American Jews Believe Anti-Semitism Is Still A Problem In U.S.
02 Jun 97 | 39 percent of Americans say "increase" ("increase greatly" - 8 percent; "increase somewhat" - 31 percent), 10 percent "decrease" ("decrease somewhat" - 9 percent; "decrease greatly" - 1 percent) 48 percent "remain the same," and 2 percent "not ...

New Publication Examines Post Zionism: The Challenge To Israel
28 May 97 | "Radical post-Zionists go beyond criticism of the Zionist establishment and the policies of the State of Israel to question the Jewish right to national expression through a sovereign state. Radical post-Zionism feeds the propaganda of Israel's ...

A New AJCommittee-Published Book Helps Readers Understand Jewish History And Enhance Judaic Literacy
20 May 97 | The American Jewish Committee and KTAV Publishing House have just released a unique volume geared toward helping Jews better understand all facets of Jewish historical experience - cultural, religious, political, and social - from the biblical ...

AJCommittee Condemns Murder Of Two Palestinians For Selling Land To Jews; Appalled By Palestinian Officials' Complicity And Silence Of World Leaders
19 May 97 | The American Jewish Committee condemns the murder of two Palestinians, apparently for their "crime" of selling land to Jews. The second killing in nine days of a Palestinian accused of selling land to Jews should have provoked universal ...

AJCommittee Adopts Forceful Resolution Calling For A Protection Of Religious Pluralism And A Reversal Of Negative Trends Regarding The Religious Establishment In Israel
13 May 97 | The American Jewish Committee, in a policy statement adopted by its Board of Governors on May 7, 1997, expressed serious concern regarding negative trends affecting the religious establishment in Israel and affecting religious pluralism. The "...

AJCommittee Policy Statement Supports Arab - Israeli Peace Process; Condemns Terrorism
13 May 97 | "Our support for the Arab - Israeli peace process within the Madrid framework, as carried forward in the Oslo accords between Israel and the Palestinians, the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan, and the agreements establishing trade and other ...

President Of The National Urban League Offers Concrete Sugestions For Improving Race Relations In America At AJCommittee Forum
09 May 97 | Hugh Price made his remarks today at a plenary session of the American Jewish Committee's 91st Annual Meeting, entitled "Achieving Pluralism and Improving Race Relations." Community Healing and Harmony - "It is equally important that racial ...