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NEW YORK, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC denounced Richard Falk, a UN official, for asserting in an online essay that U.S. and Israeli policies were responsible for the Boston Marathon terrorist bombings. UN Watch first reported on Falk's comments. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) Falk, a special rapporteur with the UN Human Rights Council, was reprimanded two years ago by UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon for promoting 9/11 conspiracy...
NEW YORK, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC applauded Vice President Biden's speech today at the AIPAC Policy Conference. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) The Vice President stressed the Administration's "deep commitment to the security of Israel." He pledged that America would help maintain the Jewish state's qualitative military superiority in the face of immense regional challenges, such as those emanating from Iran. "It was of critical...
NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC called Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's latest condemnation of Israel a vile assault aimed at nothing less than delegitimizing Israel. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) Erdogan, addressing a UN conference in Vienna, labeled Zionism a "crime against humanity." Shockingly, his remarks have elicited zero criticism to date from the heads of state and other dignitaries participating in the fifth global...
NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC mourns the passing of former Congressman and Mayor Edward Koch. He was 88 years old. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "One of the most outspoken, personable, effective and energetic New York politicians, Mayor Koch will be sorely missed, yet forever remembered," said AJC Executive Director David Harris. After serving five terms as a U.S. Congressman, Koch was elected Mayor of New York City. The son...
NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC welcomed today's New York Times editorial, "President Morsi's Repulsive Comments," following the paper's front-page article on the same topic in yesterday's edition. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO ) The editorial notes that "His [President Morsi's} comments from nearly three years ago about Zionists and Jews, which just came to light, have raised serious doubts about whether he can ever be the force...
NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC in recent days has raised concerns about the choice of former Senator Chuck Hagel to be the next U.S. secretary of defense. Following today's nomination of Hagel by President Obama, AJC looks forward to a full Senate examination of Hagel's record on key issues and his vision for dealing with them as a member of the Obama Cabinet. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) American Jewish Committee (AJC)...
NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC is dismayed by today's New York Times op-ed article, available online, "Don't Let Pro-Israel Extremists Sink Chuck Hagel." The author is James Besser, a former Washington correspondent for the New York Jewish Week. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) AJC Executive Director David Harris issued the following statement in response: This op-ed is so replete with glaring errors of omission and commission that...
TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. David Harris, Professor of Immunology at the University of Arizona and a scientific pioneer in the field of stem cell banking, was the recipient of the Arizona BioIndustry Association(TM) (AZBIO) 2012 award for "20 Years of Discovery and Innovation". The annual AZBIO Awards is Arizona's premier bioscience event and was held at the Phoenix Convention Center. Dr. Harris is a graduate of Wake Forest University, the leading center for...
NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global Jewish advocacy organization, congratulates President Obama on his hard-fought reelection victory, and looks forward to continuing to work with his administration. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "The entire world witnessed again a cardinal foundation of American democracy, free elections, and the eagerness of citizens across the country to cast their votes,"...
NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has donated $50,000 to the American Red Cross to provide humanitarian assistance to those suffering from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Sandy. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO ) "Many of us who live and work in the metropolitan New York area witnessed the frightening power of this particular storm and see the long path ahead for recovery," said AJC Executive Director...
