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NEW YORK, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), a foremost civil rights and human rights advocacy organization, today decried the wave of inflammatory victimhood posturing by Islamic supremacist groups such as the Hamas-linked groups following the Boston Marathon bombings and the revelation that the suspects in the case are Islamic jihad terrorists. AFDI also noted that Americans of all faiths have rejected the call by a minority of...
NEW YORK, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC welcomed today's Cypriot court verdict in a closely watched case regarding Hezbollah terrorist activity in the European Union. (Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) The defendant, Hossam Taleb Yaacoub, was found guilty of participation in a criminal organization, acceptance and participation in committing a crime, and money laundering. Sentencing is expected on March 28. During the trial, Yaacoub...
NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC praised the Netherlands for its efforts to convince the 27-member European Union to add Hezbollah to the Brussels-based group's terrorism list. The Netherlands first declared Hezbollah a terrorist organization in 2004. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) The new push comes following Bulgaria's Feb. 5 report that found Hezbollah responsible for the deadly terror attack at Burgas last July. "This is the...
NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC urged the EU to support fellow member state Bulgaria and designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization, after Sofia concluded that the Iranian-backed group carried out the deadly July 18 attack at the Burgas airport. A bomb killed five Israelis and the Bulgarian driver of a bus, and wounded dozens. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov announced today the...
NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Human rights activists and advocates for journalistic accuracy are holding a press conference in Washington to call on Congress to investigate the controversial sale of Al Gore's Current TV to "Terror TV" channel Al Jazeera. The "Investigate Al Jazeera Now" press conference will convene at 1PM on Tuesday, February 5 at the National Press Club, 529 14th St. Northwest. The event will feature Pamela Geller, Executive Director of the...
NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC condemned the Christmas Day attacks on two churches in northern Nigeria, which left at least 12 Christians, including the pastor of one of the churches, dead. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "The bestiality of this latest assault, regrettably, is not new, but clearly the need to protect Christians in Nigeria demands urgent action," said AJC Executive Director David Harris. "No minority, certainly no...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A coalition of pro-freedom groups is responding to an advertising campaign in the D.C. mass transit system that seeks to quash the freedom of speech. The coalition, which includes representatives from Christian, Jewish, and secular human rights groups, is calling on Metro to donate proceeds from the deceptive Islamic supremacist ad campaign to a charity that supports human beings fleeing jihad and the sharia. The Islamic...
In the news release, National Geographic Channel Announces Nov. 4 Airdate For Harvey Weinsten Film "SEAL TEAM SIX: THE RAID ON OSAMA BIN LADEN", issued 05-Oct-2012 by National Geographic Channels over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the headline should read "Weinstein" rather than "Weinsten" as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows: National Geographic Channel Announces Nov. 4 Airdate For Harvey Weinstein Film "SEAL TEAM SIX: THE RAID ON...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Just a year and a half after President Obama ordered the raid that ended the longest manhunt in American history and took down al-Qaeda's notorious leader, Americans can now see for the first time in a full-length feature film how it all went down in SEAL TEAM SIX: THE RAID ON OSAMA BIN LADEN. Directed by John Stockwell, the film will exclusively world premiere on the National Geographic Channel (NGC) on Sunday, November 4. This follows...
Military Veterans, First Responders, 9/11 Family Members, General Public to Gather Today in Times Square to Unveil 30-Foot-Long "I Will" Sculpture, Make Personal Pledges to Pay Tribute and Remember Through Service to Others NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thousands of people will gather throughout the day in Times Square, NYC today - along with countless others throughout social media -- to participate in the launch of this year's inspiring 9/11 Day "I Will"...
