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End Silence on Terrorists’ Endangering of Civilians, AJCongress Demands of the International Red Cross - 16 August 2006
The American Jewish Congress is demanding that the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) criticize Hezbollah’s positioning military assets in densely populated civilian areas. “If the International Committee of the Red Cross wants to effectively protect civilians, it will address this problem, beginning now,” said Jack Rosen, American Jewish Congress President. “If it does not, it should give up the pretense of being a disinterested arbiter of international humanitarian law.”
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Detailed Analysis of the Lebanon Ceasefire Resolution and Prospects for Implementation - 14 August 2006
Detailed Analysis of the Lebanon Ceasefire Resolution and Prospects for Implementation
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Middle East Cease Fire Must not Permit Infrastructure of Terrorism to Remain in Lebanon and Gaza, Says AJCongress Executive Director

- 18 July 2006
“Those who believe that peace in the Middle East can be achieved by acquiescing to violence are mistaken,” said American Jewish Congress Executive Director Neil B. Goldstein, in response to calls today for a cease fire in Lebanon. “It is those who permit terrorism on their soil – rather than Israel’s response to it – who are responsible for the calamity that has befallen their people. Any cease fire permitting the infrastructure of terrorism to remain would permit the terrorists to renew violence at a later time and place of their choosing."
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Al-Zaqarwi – Just the Tip of the Sand Dune - 21 June 2006
This is going to be the looming issue facing the West and the Arab world. Read on and see the potential danger the west faces with Iran and its pursuit of nuclear power.
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Should Iran be permitted to enrich uranium fuel? - 5 June 2006
Iran's Nuclear potential. Should the world allow them to reach it?
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AJCongress Denounces as “Indefensible” NATFHE Resolutions to Boycott Israeli Universities & Academics - 16 May 2006
The American Jewish Congress today urged in the strongest possible terms that Britain’s National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) refrain from adopting at its upcoming conference any resolutions to boycott Israeli universities and academics. Adopting any such resolution will only cast NATFHE and its members into disrepute...
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AJCongress Condemns Anti-Israel Bias in Fieldston School’s Plenary Session Panel - 10 May 2006
Long at the forefront of the fight against anti-Israel messaging in our country’s schools, The American Jewish Congress today protested the Fieldston School’s decision not to invite any pro-Israel speakers to participate in today’s Plenary Session Panel finale to the school’s forum on the Middle East, held on its campus in Riverdale, NY.

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Commission on Women's Empowerment 2006 Dialogue in Tel Aviv - 27 April 2006

Ann F. Lewis, Dialogue Chair

The American Jewish Congress Commission For Women’s Empowerment announced the gathering of a remarkable group of women from many countries and faiths for the 2006 America/Israel Dialogue, co-sponsored by Tel Aviv University.

Secretary of State Rice is Asked to Update US Foreign Affairs Manual to Reflect Israel's Rightful Existence - 21 April 2006
The American Jewish Congress is pressing U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice to eliminate a rule within the Foreign \ Affairs Manual, 7 FAM 1383.5-4 Palestine, that allows persons born after the creation of the State of Israel in 1948 living within Israel’s 1967 borders, to list their place of birth by city only, with no country, thus inadvertently undermining Israel’s claim to a sovereign national existence.
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American Jewish Congress: Iran’s Leadership at Disarmament Commission Undercuts Efforts to Rein in Its Nuclear Weapons Program - 18 April 2006
The American Jewish Congress today called the selection of Iran to a leadership position on the United Nations Disarmament Commission “a rude slap in the face.”
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Commission for Women’s Empowerment - 9 April 2006
American Jewish Congress has a long and proud history of accomplishment in both of these goals in the United States, Israel and throughout the world. Since its founding, AJCongress has been dedicated to the vigorous pursuit of full and equal rights for women. In 1923, Louis Waterman Wise founded the Women’s Division, which, in the 1930’s, was the first Jewish organization to call for a boycott of Nazi goods.
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American Jewish Congress Praises Senate Immigration Proposal - 6 April 2006
The American Jewish Congress today announced that it supports immigration reform legislation being proposed in the Senate. “We are pleased that, rather than attempting to criminalize the conduct of nearly 12 million people who came to our shores seeking opportunity, and rather than ignoring the need to protect the sanctity of America’s borders and safety of our homeland, the Senate is pursuing a balanced approach in reforming our immigration and border security systems,” said Neil B. Goldstein, American Jewish Congress Executive Director.
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American Jewish Congress Says: To Avoid Stranglehold on World's Oil Supplies "U.S. Must Become as Serious About Energy Independence as Iran is About Developing a Nuclear Weapon - 13 January 2006
American Jewish Congress Says: “It seems evident that Iran is hell-bent on developing a nuclear weapon despite warnings from the international community that it should not do so,” the American Jewish Congress today condemned Wednesday’s resumption of Iran’s nuclear research program.
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In Wake of Skinhead Attack at Moscow Synagogue Council for World Jewry Calls on Russia to Fight Exremists - 12 January 2006
The American Jewish Congress-Council for World Jewry today denounced in the strongest possible terms Wednesday’s violent attack against Jews gathered at the Chabad Bronnaya synagogue in Moscow.
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Statement by the American Jewish Congress on the Situation in France - 14 November 2005
The Following statement was issued by Neil B. Goldstein, Executive Director of the American Jewish Congress, in response to the ongoing violence in France:
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Address to the America Jewish Congress By The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan His Excellency General Pervez Musharraf - 17 September 2005
Honorable Mr. Jack Rosen, Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Let me start by expressing my personal and my nation’s grief and condolences over the devastation, loss of lives, and human suffering caused by Hurricane Katrina in the southeastern states, especially New Orleans.
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U.S. Air Force Commended for its Guidelines on Religious Exercise - 9 February 2006
The Following Statement was Issued Jointly by the American Jewish Congress, the American Jewish Committee, The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism: We commend the Air Force for its issuance of interim guidelines governing the free exercise of religion by its personnel and its chaplains. These guidelines, the product of an extensive consultative process, go far in addressing the unfortunate situation which prevailed at the Air Force Academy not more than a year ago in which officers in command authority abused their positions to advance their own religious agendas.
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American Jewish Congress Welcomes AAUP Decision to Postpone Anti-Israel Boycott Conference - 9 February 2006
"The discussion on Academic Boycotts against Israel is specious at best, and has no place in a true academic environment. These calls are political and anti-Semitic and are designed to submerge Israel in the mire of apartheid, and they should be viewed as that alone. The AAUP needs to get its house in order, weed out the ideologues on this issue. Only then will AAUP and the sponsoring foundations be spared further embarrassment," said Paul S. Miller, president of American Jewish Congress.
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AJCongress Calls on Latin America not to Receive Hamas - 9 February 2006
The American Jewish Congress today called on the governments of Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Bolivia not to receive a visiting delegation of Hamas.
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AJCongress Welcomes Alito with Guarded Praise - 31 January 2006
The almost straight party line vote on the confirmation of Justice Samuel Alito is, however, a confirmation of the extent to which the process of selecting judges has been politicized and polarized.
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AJCongress Says, “Hamas Victory Means Charade is Over” - 26 January 2006
During the Palestinian election campaign, Hamas promised that, if elected, it would do better providing services to the Palestinian people than the corrupt Fatah leadership that, heretofore, had used available funds to line its own pockets. At the same time Hamas continued to call for the destruction of Israel and threatened to resume the Palestinian campaign of terrorism following the election. One half of the Hamas platform cannot be separated from the other; by choosing the party that, so to speak, promised to do a better job “making the trains run on time,” the Palestinian people also have acquiesced to Hamas’ campaign of evil.
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American Jewish Congress Disappointed in Supreme Court's Inaction on church-State Case Against Americorps - 9 January 2006
The American Jewish Congress today offered a statement in response to the United States Supreme Court’s failure to act, essentially denying the writ of certiorari in the case of American Jewish Congress v. Corporation for National Services.
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AJCongress Welcomes Florida Supreme Court Ruling on School Vouchers - 5 January 2006
Deerfield Beach, FL - The American Jewish Congress, as co-counsel to the plaintiffs, welcomes the Florida Supreme Court’s 5-2 opinion striking down the voucher system that allowed some children to attend private schools at taxpayer expense.
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AJCongress Prays for the Well-Being of Prime Minister Sharon - 4 January 2006
The American Jewish Congress expresses profound grief at the tragic incapacitation of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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AJCongress Shocked Chicago Presbytery and its Delegate Rev. Robert Worley for Recent Contact and Support for Hezbollah - 1 December 2005
When a delegation from the Presbytery of Chicago headed by Robert Worley and Father Nihad Tu’meh met recently with a Hezbollah commander, it sent a powerful message of support to the recognized terrorist organization. Hezbollah is listed as terrorists by the United States and the European Union, and is directly linked to the extremist Islamic government in Iran.
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INSIDE ISRAEL - An AJCongress Middle East Briefing - 22 November 2005
This following briefing is being brought to you because of the dramatic political events shaping up in Israel. It is being provided only to our supporters and friends. In the future, “Inside Israel” will provide you with a monthly update on topical issues concerning Israel and the Middle East. Although this first issue has been produced entirely by our partners at the GLORIA (Global Research in International Affairs) Center in Israel, in order to immediately provide perspective on this rapidly developing political story, future issues will include information from AJCongress’ staff in Jerusalem, as well.
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AJCongress Calls an Independent Judiciary a Cause Neither of the Right or Left, but an American Cause - 15 April 2005
In a statement issued today, Carole Handler, Chair of the American Jewish Congress’ Committee on Law and Social Justice called on President Bush and Congress to seek an independent judiciary and not one mired in polarized political ideology. The statement is as follows:
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AJCongress Commends Israel Court Decision to Recognize Conversions From All Streams of Judaism - 4 April 2005
The American Jewish Congress welcomed the decision by Israel’s Supreme Court extending recognition of conversions performed outside of Israel to all the religious streams in Jewish life "as an important step in the right direction".
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In Letter To AJCongress, Department Of Education Admits To Title VI Problem, Vows To Fix What's Broken - 4 November 2003
The United States Department of Education yesterday denied AJCongress' petition to change regulations for the awarding of grants under Title VI of the Higher Education Act that have led to anti-Israel and anti-U.S. bias in the program, contending that existing regulations give the Department sufficient authority to cope with the problem.
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AJCongress: Congress Must Address Power Grid - 21 August 2003
The American Jewish Congress today announced its support for a federal resolution of the crisis in power transmission.
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