The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ajc-american-jewish-committee/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:50:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png AJC American Jewish Committee | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ajc-american-jewish-committee/ 32 32 In Zambia, Israeli team helps train country’s first generation of pediatric cardiac surgeons https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-zambia-israeli-team-helps-train-countrys-first-generation-of-pediatric-cardiac-surgeons/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:15:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3864317 Save a Child’s Heart program mentors hospital staff with 6-year fellowship, recently donated crucial new equipment; group has helped 8,500 kids and trained 160 doctors worldwide

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]]> Jewish groups push back against Trump’s Iran deal — but for now more quietly than in 2015 https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-groups-push-back-against-trumps-iran-deal-but-for-now-more-quietly-than-in-2015/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:15:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3846005 AIPAC, AJC, ZOA and others criticize US-Iranian MOU, but don't pledge same full-court press they staged against Obama's Iran agreement; Republican Jewish group praises Trump's deal

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]]> Jewish groups urge Trump, during Iran ceasefire talks, to prioritize Americans held there https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-groups-urge-trump-to-prioritize-americans-held-in-iran-during-ceasefire-talks/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:53:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3804655 US branch of group that advocated for release of Hamas hostages signs onto initiative; Robert Levinson, American Jew who died in Iranian jail, among those considered wrongfully detained

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]]> American Jewish groups throw support behind US-Israeli operation against Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/american-jewish-groups-throw-support-behind-us-israeli-operation-against-iran/ Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:34:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3764552 Organizations also call for increased security, urge Jewish communities worldwide to remain on alert for possible Iranian retaliation

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]]> Nearly one in three US Jews reported being targeted by antisemitism in 2025, survey finds https://www.timesofisrael.com/nearly-one-in-three-us-jews-reported-being-targeted-by-antisemitism-in-2025-survey-finds/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:56:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3751877 American Jewish Committee findings show 55% of American Jews avoid specific behavior that may identify them as Jewish, and two-thirds feel less secure than in previous year

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]]> US Jewish groups speak out against latest ICE killing in Minneapolis https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-groups-speak-out-against-latest-ice-killing-in-minneapolis/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:48:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3742212 American Jewish Committee says that 'regardless of one’s views... the deaths of two US citizens are a grave outcome that highlights need for a full review' of immigration policy

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]]> Leading Jewish groups issue warning as Mamdani cuts antisemitism protections on first day https://www.timesofisrael.com/leading-jewish-groups-say-mamdani-reversed-antisemitism-protections-on-his-first-day/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:24:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3725563 Unusually broad alliance of organizations criticizes NY mayor for revoking IHRA antisemitism definition, anti-BDS measure; US Holocaust Museum: Revocation 'should alarm everyone'

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]]> ADL, AJC slam ‘outrageous’ report blaming Jews, ‘whiteness’ for threats to academia https://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-ajc-slam-outrageous-report-blaming-jews-whiteness-for-threats-to-academia/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:52:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3703010 Report by group of communications scholars says structures of Zionism and colonialism threaten academic freedom, claims accusations of campus antisemitism designed to suppress criticism of Israel

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]]> ‘Hope is finally within reach’: Jewish organizations cheer Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal https://www.timesofisrael.com/hope-is-finally-within-reach-jewish-organizations-cheer-gaza-ceasefire-deal/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:28:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3660577 Jews around the world, from the US to New Zealand, welcome agreement to secure the release of all hostages in first phase of Trump's Gaza peace plan

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]]> PM, ministers mourn ‘lion-hearted’ Charlie Kirk; some warn of copycat killings in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-ministers-mourn-lion-hearted-charlie-kirk-some-warn-of-copycat-killings-in-israel/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:35:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3639338 Netanyahu joined by cabinet members, opposition leaders in grieving death of conservative activist gunned down at Utah campus; major US Jewish groups 'horrified' at shooting

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]]> Suspect in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers charged with hate crimes https://www.timesofisrael.com/suspect-in-killing-of-israeli-embassy-staffers-charged-with-hate-crimes/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 06:36:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3614895 Elias Rodriguez eligible for death penalty over May killing of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim outside AJC event in Washington

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]]> FBI says anti-Jewish hate crimes across US hit record high in 2024 https://www.timesofisrael.com/fbi-says-anti-jewish-hate-crimes-across-us-hit-record-high-in-2024/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:49:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3613949 The 1,938 recorded incidents, which translates to more than five incidents per day, accounted for 16% of all hate crimes in the US

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]]> Bosnia national museum accuses Israel of ‘genocide,’ draws flak from Jewish groups https://www.timesofisrael.com/bosnia-national-museum-accuses-israel-of-genocide-draws-flak-from-jewish-groups/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:31:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3613243 National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina says profits from its sale of a publication about a historic Haggadah will be donated to help Palestinian causes

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]]> American Jewish Committee gifts $25,000 to Gaza church damaged by Israeli shelling https://www.timesofisrael.com/american-jewish-committee-gifts-25000-to-gaza-church-damaged-by-israeli-shelling/ Sat, 02 Aug 2025 09:47:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3611817 In rare donation to Gaza from a mainstream US Jewish group, AJC says 'in wake of this tragedy, we want to be there for Catholic partners who have been there for the Jewish people'

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]]> Lithuania goes back on pledge to convert sports complex into Jewish heritage site https://www.timesofisrael.com/lithuania-goes-back-on-pledge-to-convert-sports-complex-into-jewish-heritage-site/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 09:05:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3610526 Soviet 'Sports Palace' built on the site of a historic Jewish cemetery will become a convention center, in decision Jewish group says 'casts a shadow' on Holocaust remembrance efforts

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