I know how many efforts were done by the AJC team … to push the [ Abraham ] Accords , so I truly am grateful on behalf of the State of Israel to AJC .
Gilad Erdan , Israeli Ambassador to the UN ( 2020-24 )
2018
After the horrific attack at Pittsburgh ’ s Tree of Life synagogue on October 27 , AJC ’ s # ShowUpForShabbat initiative motivates millions of Jews and non-Jews — including diplomats , elected officials , and interfaith leaders — to fill synagogues the following Shabbat . Over a quarter of a billion people see the hashtag on social media , and the campaign leads to the largest-ever display of solidarity with American Jewry .
2020
Muslim World League Secretary General Dr . Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa and then-AJC CEO David Harris lead a groundbreaking joint visit of Muslims and Jews to Auschwitz . Al-Issa is accompanied by a delegation of 62 Muslims from 28 countries . The mission represents the most senior Islamic leadership delegation to ever visit a Nazi death camp and generates global media coverage .
2020
History is made when Israel establishes diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , and Morocco . The Abraham Accords fulfill a vision that AJC vigilantly pursued for decades . Since 1994 , AJC has made frequent visits to the Arabian Gulf and North Africa , cultivating ties between Israel and the Arab world . To build on this work , in 2021 , AJC opened an office in Abu Dhabi , its first in an Arab nation .
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