New York, NY, November 30, 2022 – The American Jewish Congress warmly congratulates Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a friend of our organization, on becoming the new Democratic leader in the House…
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Published originally in ABC News. With Election Day around the corner, some national Jewish advocacy organizations are calling on the Republican Party to take a harder line on condemning antisemitism…
Published originally in ABC News. Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has been suspended without pay for at least five games after promoting a film that contains “deeply disturbing antisemitic hate,”…
Published originally in Yahoo News. Prominent Republicans, including former President Donald Trump and the wife of Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano, have recently engaged in an unusual form of…
Published originally in The Guardian. After a wave of antisemitic comments as the 8 November midterm elections loom, Jewish politicians and leaders are calling on Republican candidates to condemn such…
Published originally in Washington Post. Jewish leaders raised alarms Monday about antisemitism they say is increasingly normalized in American politics after a series of bigoted comments from associates or supporters…
New York, NY, October 28, 2022 – In light of the attack at the home of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and the hospitalization of her husband, Paul Pelosi, after a confrontation…
By Jack Rosen, President of the American Jewish Congress Published originally in the Times of Israel. Nika Shakarami was a 16-year-old Iranian girl who burned her headscarf in protest against…
Published originally in Newsweek. Former U.S. President Donald Trump‘s recent remarks about American Jews “getting their act together” on Israel “before it is too late”, are bigoted and stoke antisemitism, Jewish…
Published originally in Newsweek. Jewish groups have slammed conservative commentator Candace Owens for saying her friend Kanye West‘s recent remarks on Twitter about Jewish people were not antisemitic. The Chicago-born rapper, 45, also known as…
