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Pope Leo meets with AJC delegation, reaffirms condemnation of antisemitism

The ties between AJC and the Catholic Church date back to at least 1915, with the Holy See and the advocacy group maintaining a decades-long partnership.

Pope Leo greets faithful as he arrives to hold his first weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square since cancer surgery, at the Vatican, October 21, 2026.
US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) and  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak to the press as they meet at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, July 8, 2025

'A toxic brand': US support for Israel 'collapsing' among Democrats and Republicans, expert warns

JEWS PROTEST against the nuclear deal reached with Iran before US Vice President Joe Biden meets with Jewish community leaders at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center on September 3, 2015, in Davie, Florida.

Jewish groups push back against Trump’s Iran deal, more quietly than in 2015

DEMOCRAT CONGRESSMEN Josh Gottheimer (left) and Republican Congressman Mike Lawler keep linking arms on Israel when it would be easier not to.

Editor's Notes: Only vocal moderate majority can carry Israel, Jews, Middle East forward - comment


American Jewish Committee donates $25K to Gaza church damaged by Israeli strike

The donation is notable because it marks a rare if not unprecedented donation by a mainstream US Jewish group toward Gaza Palestinians while Israel is at war.

A view shows the damage at the Holy Family Church which was hit in an Israeli strike on Thursday, in Gaza City July 18, 2025.

Lithuania scraps planning by Jewish groups to convert sports complex into Jewish heritage site

AJC said that the decision “raises serious questions and casts a shadow over Lithuania’s stated commitment to Holocaust memory and Jewish heritage.”

The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports.

Wesley LePatner, Blackstone exec. and Jewish community member among New York shooting victims

Michal Cotler-Wunsh, Israel's Special Envoy for combating antisemitism, identified LePatner and called her "an incredible, dedicated, beautiful, and beloved leader."

Wesley LePatner during an award ceremony from the UJA-Federation of New York.

US officials condemn Washington shooting en masse, calling it antisemitism-based terror

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stated that "This sickening shooting seems to be another horrific instance of antisemitism which as we know is all too rampant in our society."

 US Attorney General Pam Bondi and Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speak to the law enforcement officials as they visit the site where, according to the US Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, May 22, 2025.

Former Jewish group leaders call on them to speak out against 'assault on democratic norms'

The letter included signatures from past chairs and CEOs of some of the largest Jewish organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League, the Jewish Agency for Israel, the AJC and more.

 Liberal and Reform Jews participating in a rally, in support of Israel In San Jose, CA

AJC, USC Shoah Foundation announce partnership to document antisemitism since World War II

“Our partnership with AJC will enable us to reach survivors of antisemitic violence from all over the globe," said Robert Williams, CEO of the USC Shoah Foundation.

 Demonstrators hold Palestinian and Israeli flags as they gather in front of the National Holocaust Museum on the day of its opening, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 10, 2024.

What Jewish groups are saying ahead of Mike Huckabee’s confirmation hearing to be Israel ambassador

Mike Huckabee’s nomination as US ambassador to Israel sparks mixed reactions, with some Jewish groups supporting him, while others criticize his views on West Bank annexation and Christian Zionism.

 MIKE HUCKABEE attends a Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, in 2021. The appointment by US President Donald Trump of Huckabee, an Evangelical Christian and vocal supporter of Israel, as ambassador to Jerusalem underscores the pro-Israel orientation of this administration

German Jewish students have felt increasingly unsafe on campus since October 7 - study

"Our report explicitly calls on those responsible at universities and in politics to take measures to ensure that universities are safe places for everyone again," said the JSUD president.

 Protestors take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berlin, April 6, 2024.

Letters to the Editor, February 26, 2025: The inarguable fact

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Over 50% of American Jews changed behavior in the past year over antisemitism fears, survey finds

Much of the survey focuses on public perceptions and concerns about antisemitism.

 Demonstrators in support of Israel gather to denounce antisemitism and call for the release of Israeli hostages, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on November 14, 2023.