AJC Op-ed in USA TODAY: Don't Embarrass Israel
In the wake of the recent controversy over Israel's plans for housing in eastern Jerusalem and the Obama administration's public rebuke, let's put things in context.
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AJC Appalled by Palestinian Authority Glorification of Hamas Terrorist Leader
AJC is outraged by the Palestinian Authority decision to name a Ramallah street after the notorious Hamas terrorist Yahya Ayyash.
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Coming up
Farewell reception for His Excellency Carlos Gonzalez Magallon on his retirement from the Mexican Foreign Service
Thurs, April 22
AJC NATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING
APRIL 28-30
GRAND HYATT
WASHINGTON, DC
Israel Shaping the Future
with
presentations from
BOEING
Better Place
MD ANDERSON
Monday evening, May 17th
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - Houston Branch
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Holocaust Remembrance Day Message: We Remember
Yom HaShoah is this Sunday
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AJC Radio Message: Congress Reaffirms Special U.S.-Israel Relationship
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New AJC Survey
U.S. Jews Sharply Divided Over Obama Approach on Iran
As President Obama prepares to host the leaders of more than 40 countries at a nuclear summit in Washington, a new AJC survey shows that a majority of American Jews are deeply divided over how the president is handling the threat of Iran's nuclear program. According to the just-concluded AJC 2010 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion, 47 percent approve the president's strategy, 42 percent disapprove, and 11 percent are unsure.
A full 68 percent of U.S. Jews believe there is either "little" or "no" chance of sanctions and diplomacy curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions. Fifty-three percent would support, and 42 percent oppose, U.S. military action to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, while 62 percent would support, and 33 percent oppose, Israeli military action.
Conducted annually since 1990, AJC's surveys often are cited as the most authoritative barometer of American Jewish opinion on a range of issues.
The full survey, which contains additional policy questions and tracks American Jewish perceptions of key countries, is available at
www.ajc.org/survey2010.
AJCHouston Annual Meeting
ISRAEL: SHAPING THE FUTURE
The Monday, May 17 evening program presents Israeli technology and its impact in medicine, energy and hi tech in America.
"Securing the Texas border" will the focus of the presentation  by Ilia Rosenberg,chief technologist for Global Security Systems for Boeing. His responsibilities include oversight of technology and research programs of the border security Program SBInet with the Department of Homeland Security. His projects have been covered by the New York Times, Time Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, New Scientist, The BBC, and Discovery Channel.
Other participants include Dr. Raphel Pollock of MD Anderson and Michael Granoff of BETTER PLACE.
The evening program, which will be held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - Houston Branch, will also feature a reception with Israeli wines and the election of AJC Houston officers and board members. The program is being co-sponsored by Noble Energy and Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Because of security at the Federal Reserve, pre-registration is required by Monday, May 10.
For more information on this event, please click here
 
AJC Slams Vatican Official on CBS Evening News
AJC sharply criticized the Vatican prelate who likened the growing controversy over sexual abuse of minors by priests to the long history of anti-Semitism and persecution of Jews.
The Tragic Fate of Raoul Wallenberg
Raoul Wallenberg's rescue of thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Nazis reflected the pinnacle of human courage and compassion. Yet he met a tragic fate. READ AJC LETTER IN NYTIMES
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OUTREACH
AJC is actively engaged in the domestic and international scene as a GLOBAL JEWISH ADVOCACY organization.
A small group of representatives from three Houston Jewish organizations met with Presbyterian leaders at the AJC office this week to discuss the Presbyterian proposed Middle East study guide that will be voted on at their General Assembly in July in Minneapolis. Nat Levy, Barbara Shepard, Rabbi Steve Morgen, and Randy Czarlinsky represented AJC. Mike Cole, the general Presbytery, provided a detailed analysis in how Prebyterians approach and work on documents. The local Presbyterian-Jewish dialogue, which was created over five years ago when Presbyterians voted to divest from Israel, will meet in the coming weeks to discuss the guide.
"Iran, Islam and the Middle East" was the focus of Randy Czarlinsky's breakfast discussion with the Federation's Women's Division Business and Professional group this week.
Student representatives from the The Emery/Weiner School's Israel Advocacy elective, which AJC Houston helped create, coordinate and present, met with Congressman Al Green this week in his Houston office to discuss Iran, energy and the Middle East.
Special thanks to Michele Hedges for visiting with AJC this week.
Thank you to board members who are reaching out to new AJC board members for the coming year.
His Excellency Carlos Gonzalez Magallon, Consul General of Mexico and dean of the Houston Consular Corps, retires from the Mexican Foreign Service in May 2010. While the Consul General is being saluted in many events in the City, AJC Houston will host its own reception for him in recognition of his friendship and his work with AJC.
Nominations for the Schechter/Zeidman Jewish Teen Advocacy Award are due on April 15, 2010.
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in a more just world.
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