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opment in alternative energies.
We're well on our way to becoming
one of the first non-profit groups to
become truly "green?'

Q: Lately, we hear the U.N. is get-
ting better on Israel. What grade
would you give the U.N., and
what changes would have the
most positive impact?
A: There's good news and bad news
on the U.N. front. In New York, the
U.N. has taken action to create an
annual Holocaust Remembrance
Day, denounce anti-Semitism and
condemn Holocaust denial.
In addition, spurred by a sus-
tained public and private campaign
launched by AJC, the U.N., actually
what's called the West European
and Others Group, finally took
action to address Israel's anoma-
lous status as the only member
state ineligible to seek a seat on the
all-important Security Council.
While the outcome is tempo-
rary and conditional, it's still an
important step forward. And some
Israelis have found opportunities
to sit on key U.N. bodies that were
previously closed to them.
On the down side, the new U.N.
Human Rights Council, based in
Geneva and set up to replace the
discredited U.N. Human Right
Commission, has turned out to be
even more obsessed with target-
ing Israel than its predecessor.
AJC's Geneva-based affiliate, U.N.
Watch, has amply documented this
egregious anti-Israel behavior. And
throughout the U.N. system, there
remains a systematic pattern of
discrimination against Israel and in
favor of the Palestinians.

Q: Tell me something AJC is
doing that you are particularly
proud of.
A: Today, AJC is a growing com-
munity of 175,000 supporters.
Every day — sometimes quietly,
sometimes publicly — AJC lay
and staff representatives ... seek
to strengthen understanding of
Israel's quest for peace and security,
combat anti-Semitism and other
forms of racism, build friendships
and coalitions with likeminded
groups, and stand firm against the
forces of radicalism and extrem-
ism that would threaten the very
foundation of our democratic and
pluralistic societies.

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Tuesday, May 8th
11:30 am

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