March 2020 Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic , AJC launches Advocacy Anywhere , Powered by AJC , a virtual platform that enables people to engage with AJC ’ s expertise and high-quality content from home . The online programs , featuring leading diplomats , political and religious figures , and policy analysts , have drawn more than four million viewers around the world to date .
April 30 , 2020 Germany bans Hezbollah activities on its soil , delivering a severe blow to the Iranian proxy and a significant win in the fight against terror and antisemitism . Two decades of sustained public and private advocacy by AJC , including numerous meetings with leaders at the highest levels of the German government , opinion pieces in German media , and a multifaceted grassroots campaign , preceded the German decision .
June 14-18 , 2020 AJC Global Forum 2020 takes place as scheduled but with a change of venue : due to COVID-19 , instead of gathering in Berlin as planned , thousands tune in virtually to hear from world leaders , including the German Chancellor , Foreign Minister , and Defense Minister , as well as the U . S . Secretary of State , the Israeli Alternate Prime Minister , the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs , and the Secretary General of the Muslim World League , among many others . The event features issue experts on the most pressing topics affecting the Jewish people . David Harris says :
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Our Global Forum is too vital to be sidelined by the pandemic .”
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September 15 , 2020 David Harris and AJC Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer Jason Isaacson attend the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords on the White House South Lawn . AJC celebrates nearly three decades of unparalleled engagement with Arab leaders — from North Africa to the Arabian Gulf — in pursuit of regional peace and interfaith reconciliation . Harris and Isaacson had previously attended , on behalf of AJC , the signing of the Oslo Peace Accords in 1993 and the Jordan-Israel Washington Declaration in 1994 .
15 , 2020 The Abraham Accords are signed by U . S . President Donald Trump , Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , and Bahraini Foreign Minister Dr . Abdullatif Al-Zayani . These historic agreements lay the foundation for diplomatic , economic , and other ties between the United Arab Emirates and Israel and between Bahrain and Israel .
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