; Whereas following the horrific attack at the Tree of Life or L’Simcha Congregation in Pittsburgh which killed 11 worshippers, AJC launched a global campaign encouraging people of conscience around the world to attend Shabbat services to confront hate-motivated violence with solidarity and determination; Whereas the names of the Pittsburgh victims are Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Edgewood Borough, Cecil Rosenthal, David Rosenthal, Bernice Simon, Sylvan Simon, Daniel Stein, Melvin Wax, and Irving Younger; Whereas AJC’s Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council is a group of 50 recognized Muslim and Jewish leaders which advocates for a domestic policy agenda aimed at protecting and expanding the rights of religious minorities in the United States; Whereas AJC’s Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights works to combat religious intolerance, prevent genocide and mass atrocities, and oppose all forms of discrimination; Whereas, in July 2015, AJC launched the Mayors United Against Anti-Semitism campaign to build a nationwide coalition of elected officials committed to fighting anti-Semitism, and nearly 200 European mayors from 31 countries and more than 350 mayors and municipal leaders from all 50 States, plus the District of Columbia, signed a statement condemning anti-Jewish hatred and pledging to promote respectful coexistence, representing over 86 million Americans and 70 million Europeans; Whereas AJC has been a steadfast supporter of Israel, becoming the first American Jewish organization to open an office in Israel, and an effective advocate of Israel’s security and place among the nations; Whereas AJC seeks to expand Israel’s bilateral and multilateral ties with strategically important countries and international bodies while also working to counter assaults on Israel’s legitimacy, whether on campus, in multinational organizations, or elsewhere