American Jewish Committee

Harris thanks Greek, Cypriot envoys for their support

David Harris, the former CEO of the influential American Jewish Committee, has expressed his thanks to the Ambassadors of Cyprus and Greece to Washington for joining the march in support of Israel in the US capital.

"The ambassadors of #Cyprus & #Greece joined the massive rally for #Israel in Washington. 

Efharisto poli. Toda raba. Thank you.

13th annual Oxi Courage Awards honor defenders of democracy and human rights

Imprisoned Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, child rescuers from the Save Ukraine charitable organization, and Rabbi Andrew Baker of the American Jewish Committee were the distinguished honorees at the 13th Annual Oxi Courage Awards held on October 23 in Washington, DC at the US Institute of Peace.

Erdogan ‘can’t be trusted,’ says Harris

David Harris, former CEO of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Vice Chair for Global Affairs at the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) in a post on platform X on Thursday condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for calling Hamas a liberation group. 

Harris went on to state that "Erdogan can't be trusted."

Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Greek experience, and its relevance today

David Harris, a lifelong friend of Greece and the previous CEO of the American Jewish Committee, joins Thanos Davelis as we commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day, the story of Greece during the Holocaust, and its special relevance today given the alarming rise in antisemitism. 

Iohannis voices concern over rising anti-Semitic rhetoric, at meeting with CEO of American Jewish Committee

President Klaus Iohannis met on Wednesday with the CEO of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), David Harris, on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, on which occasion the former underlined Romania's concern about the rising anti-Semitic rhetoric in the context of the health crisis, especially in the online environment, informs the Presidential Administration.

HALC, AJC ask Pompeo to decry ‘unacceptable’ Turkish challenge to Greek-Cypriot sovereignty

The American Jewish Committee and the Hellenic American Leadership Council called on US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to clarify that challenges to Greek and Cypriot sovereignty by Turkey "are unacceptable to the United States."

Deputies' spending at almost 92 ml lei in first six months of the year

The deputies' spending in the first six months of the year amounts to 91,849,485 lei, shows data released on the website of the Chamber of Deputies. The month-by-month breakdown is as follows: January - 14,294,989 lei; February - 14,362,077 lei; March - 16,018,184 lei; April - 15,870,539 lei; May - 15,586,634 lei; June - 15,716,962 lei.

Response issued to NYT op-ed criticizing PM of being right-wing

In a letter to the editor of The New York Times, the chief executive of the American Jewish Committee, David Harris, and the executive director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, Endy Zemenides responded to an op-ed earlier in the week titled "The Adults Are Back in Charge of Greece.

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