The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jewish-council-for-public-affairs/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Jewish Council for Public Affairs | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jewish-council-for-public-affairs/ 32 32 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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]]> US Jewish groups defend European media monitors barred from entering US https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-groups-defend-european-media-monitors-barred-from-entering-us/ Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:38:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3719627 State Dept. accuses Imran Ahmed, Josephine Ballon and Anna-Lena von Hodenberg of ‘censorship,’ Federations of North America, Council for Public Affairs laud work on antisemitism

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]]> Jewish, Muslim groups condemn Trump’s use of ‘Palestinian’ as slur to put down Schumer https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-muslim-groups-condemn-trumps-use-of-palestinian-as-slur-to-put-down-schumer/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:46:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3502030 CAIR says using term in that way is 'beneath dignity of his office'; Jewish groups say US president doesn't get to decide who is a Jew and that his remark weaponizes antisemitism

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]]> As US election nears, Jewish groups decry ‘xenophobia, fear and lies’ about immigrants https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-us-election-nears-jewish-groups-decry-xenophobia-fear-and-lies-about-immigrants/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 06:07:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3403809 Thinly-veiled criticism of Trump, signed by Reform and Conservative rabbinic associations and 500 clergy, urges candidates to 'reject the impulse to seal our borders'

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]]> US House votes to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-house-votes-to-impeach-homeland-security-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:14:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3224175 After motion passes 214-213, Biden pans 'unconstitutional partisanship' and 'petty political games'; Senate Majority Democrat Schumer calls it a 'sham'

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]]> ‘First step to destroying democracy’: Diaspora groups alarmed as overhaul law passes https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-diaspora-groups-alarmed-by-passage-of-first-judicial-overhaul-law/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 19:27:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3058077 Major community organizations in the United States, the United Kingdom and elsewhere express their concern following the vote on the reasonableness law

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]]> Following backlash, group says video on ‘woke antisemitism’ will not be reposted https://www.timesofisrael.com/following-backlash-group-says-video-on-woke-antisemitism-will-not-be-reposted/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:03:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3038194 Combat Antisemitism Movement walks back project blaming progressive ideology for rising anti-Jewish bigotry after two leading US partners jump ship in protest

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]]> Progressive activist Amy Spitalnick tapped to head Jewish Council for Public Affairs https://www.timesofisrael.com/progressive-activist-amy-spitalnick-tapped-to-head-jewish-council-for-public-affairs/ Tue, 09 May 2023 11:57:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3011225 After leading lawsuit against organizers of deadly 2017 neo-Nazi march in Charlottesville, new JCPA head says Jewish world must build coalitions amid 'broader fight for democracy'

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]]> 3 years after sounding off against Ben Gvir, US Jewish groups go mum on far-right MK https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-years-after-sounding-off-against-ben-gvir-us-jewish-groups-go-mum-on-far-right-mk/ Fri, 14 Oct 2022 03:00:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2852483 AIPAC, AJC, Conference of Presidents and JCPA say they won't wade into Israeli politics, though they weren't so shy when the prospect of the Kahanist joining Knesset first surfaced

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]]> Jewish groups share horror over Texas shooting, but remain split on gun control https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-groups-share-horror-over-texas-shooting-but-remain-split-on-gun-control/ Wed, 25 May 2022 22:07:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2769856 Organizations affiliated with liberal and progressive streams of Judaism call for reforms after latest mass killing, but others shy away from taking politically fraught stance

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]]> AIPAC slammed for endorsing Republicans who refused to certify Biden’s election https://www.timesofisrael.com/aipac-slammed-for-endorsing-republicans-who-refused-to-certify-bidens-election/ Sun, 06 Mar 2022 18:09:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2717094 Rival J Street says including 37 Congress members who wouldn't confirm president in list of 120 'endangers American democracy'; lobby defends, saying it is a single-issue group

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]]> Sunrise distances itself from, but doesn’t condemn, boycott of Zionist groups https://www.timesofisrael.com/sunrise-distances-itself-from-but-doesnt-condemn-boycott-of-zionist-groups/ Thu, 21 Oct 2021 19:26:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2636374 National climate change organization says it rejects antisemitism, adds that it was not aware of Sunrise DC's decision ahead of time, but that group has right to act independently

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]]> Green activists quit DC rally over inclusion of Jewish groups backing Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/green-activists-quit-dc-rally-over-inclusion-of-jewish-groups-backing-israel/ Thu, 21 Oct 2021 01:47:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2635867 Washington chapter of Sunrise Movement accused of antisemitism after urging that organizations supporting Zionism be banned from coalition behind voting rights protest Saturday

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]]> US Jewish policy umbrella decries China’s ‘genocide’ of Muslim Uighur minority https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-policy-umbrella-decries-chinas-genocide-of-muslim-uighur-minority/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:43:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2533112 Jewish Council for Public Affairs calls for 'grassroots atrocity prevention movement'; also embraces Israel's normalization with Arab states, commits to fight climate change

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]]> US Jewish groups express ‘outrage,’ ‘disgust’ at DC violence, criticize Trump https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-groups-express-outrage-disgust-at-dc-violence-criticize-trump/ Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:28:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2463820 AIPAC lobby group condemns president's 'incitement,' ADL calls for suspension of his social media accounts; others focus on restoring law and order to Capitol

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