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Mideast Briefing:
The Zero-Sum Trap
"All of us know from life experience that to make peace, adversaries need to recognize at least some justice on the other side. But in a moral zero-sum paradigm, where this recognition fails-either because the other side is completely malevolent or because one is blinded by pre-conceptions as to the justice on the other side-compromise is seen as intolerable concession to evil," writes Ed Rettig, Acting Director of AJC's Israel Office. READ BRIEFING
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Coming up
Saturday- Sunday,
August 29-30
Mexican-American Emerging Leaders Workshop
Sunday, Aug. 30
10:15 am to 12:30 pm
Diplomatic training and board briefing with Dina Siegel Vann, AJC's Latin American Institute director
Sunday, Sept. 13
media and
advocacy workshop
for Latino organizations
America's Table
Friday, Nov. 20
AJC Consular Corps Chanukah Party
Thurs., Dec. 3
at 7 pm
AJC's Max Nathan Award Dinner
honoring
Joe Williams
Thurs., Dec. 10
at the Omni Houston Hotel
Board Meetings
Sept. 17 at 11:45 am featuring Dr. Steve Murdock, former US Census czar and professor of sociology at Rice and Israel Consul General Asher Yarden
Friday, Oct. 16 (NEW DATE) at 8 am featuring Gal Luft and Anne Korin TURN OIL INTO SALT
Jan. 21 at 11:45 am; March 18 at 8:15 am and
Apr 22 at 11:45 am.
AJC NATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING
APRIL 28-30
GRAND HYATT
WASHINGTON, DC
Chapter Annual meeting Mon., May 17
Executive Committee
Sept 3 at 8 am with Mayoral Candidate Annise Parker; Nov. 5; Jan. 7 and
March 4
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Sept. 17 and Oct. 16 mtgs
Houston board to discuss demographic changes, trends and energy
AJC's Houston board will discuss the dramatic demographic and ethnic change that is expected to take place across America with Dr. Steve Murdock at its Sept. 17 board meeting. Murdock, the former head of the US Census and professor of sociology at Rice University, will discuss the trends. On October 16, Gal Luft and Anne Korin, two Washington energy analysts and authors of TURN OIL INTO SALT, will discuss energy related issues with board members
AJC Condemns World Council of Churches Head's Hypocritical Assault on Israel
AJC has condemned the World Council of Churches Secretary General, the Rev. Samuel Kobia, for his declaration that Israel's "occupation" of Palestinian territories is "a sin against God." READ STATEMENT
Dear Foreign Minister Bildt
David Harris takes issue with Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's refusal to condemn the latest version of the ancient "blood libel" published in Aftonbladet, the largest-circulation newspaper in Scandinavia.READ BLOG
AJC's Hoffenberg Appointed to Key French Post for Mideast Peace Process
Valerie Hoffenberg, Director of AJC France, has been named France's Special Representative for the Economic, Cultural, Commercial, Educational, and Environmental Dimensions of the Middle East Peace Process. READ RELEASE
AJC Radio Message: Scotland, Iran Give Boosts to Terrorists
AJC Executive Director David Harris, in his national radio commentary, focuses on Scotland's release of the Libyan intelligence agent convicted of bombing a plane over Lockerbie, killing 270, and the appointment of Iran's new defense minister, wanted by Interpol for bombing the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires. READ MESSAGE & LISTEN
Ahmadinejad's Latest Deplorable Act: Choosing AMIA Terrorist as Defense Minister
AJC is outraged by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's decision to appoint Ahmad Vahidi as Minister of Defense. Vahidi is one of several Iranian officials sought by Interpol in connection with the 1994 terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. READ RELEASE
AJC Mourns Senator Edward Kennedy
AJC expressed profound sadness at the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA), following his long and courageous struggle against brain cancer. READ STATEMENT
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Behind the Scenes
AJC is actively engaged in the domestic and international scene as a GLOBAL JEWISH ADVOCACY organization.
Co-chairs and chair of the AJC Max Nathan Award dinner honoring Joe Williams on Dec. 10 met this week. Mark Brookner, Joe Kaplan, Bobby Lapin and Fred Zeidman joined dinner chair Irving Pozmantier, AJC president Tracy Stein and me.
Dena Palermo, vp international affairs, and Iris Mushin, International Affairs chair, finalized the diplomatic training scenarios and briefings for this Sunday's seminar.
Ann Schaffer, director of AJC's Belfer Center for American Pluralism, will join other presenters at AJC Houston's second workshop for Mexican-American Emerging Leaders. Funded by AJC, Amegy Bank, the Feldman Foundation and the Mexican Consulate the workshop features discussions on advocacy and community organization. Welcoming the 28 participants are Mexican Consul General Carlos Magallon and AJC Houston president Tracy Stein. Presenters include: Annica Gorham, Director, Houston Interfaith Worker Justice Center; Hilda Davila, Deputy Director General, Institute for Mexicans Abroad; Eliseo Medine, International Executive Vice President, SEIU; Randy Czarlinsky, AJC Houston; Beto Cardenas, Executive Counsel to American's for Immigration Reform; Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology at Rice University; Hans Mayer, consultant for community organization and fund raising; Pio Del Castillo, Public Relations Account Supervisor, Lopez Negrete Communications; Richard Shaw, AJC Board member; and Julian Escutia, Consul of Mexico. Barb Shepard, Jack Lascar, Nat Levy, Mina Sklar and Mark Friedman helped put together the workshop.
Congrats to David Goldstein, who joins the ADL staff as director of development in Houston. Deborah Kaplan, Tracy Stein and staff met this week to review the Houston AJC development calendar. Mazel Tov to the Karpas-Schechter families on this weekend's simcha and to Syma and Darryl Levy on their upcoming simcha.
Randy Czarlinsky
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