22
Oct
Just below the radar screen, an important date is fast approaching.
From November 5 to 8, representatives of the 186-member-nation INTERPOL, the Lyon-based international police organization, will gather in Marrakech, Morocco, for their annual General Assembly. Normally, the event doesn’t make headlines, but this time could be different.
The story begins in July 1994. The building of [...]
14
May
AJC Executive Director David Harris blogs for the Jerusalem Post. From his latest entry:
On May 11, Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora had an op-ed in the New York Times.
It reminded me of a Cold War-era joke.
An American and a Soviet debated which country was more open. The American boasted that, without fear of arrest, he [...]
30
Apr
AJC Executive Director David Harris blogs for the Jerusalem Post. From his latest entry:
In the first, Mordechai Eliyahu, a former chief rabbi, chose the commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day to reveal the “true” reason why so many perished in the Shoah – because of their embrace of Reform Judaism. This is so stunningly obtuse, so [...]
19
Apr
As Israel celebrates its 59th anniversary, David Harris, AJC’s executive director, discusses what Israel means to him.
Listen: [audio:WhatIsraelMeans041907.mp3]
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