New AJC Film: 'No' is the Real Obstacle to Middle East Peace

NEW YORK, June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC has released a hard-hitting 5
minute film dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Entitled "No:
The Real Obstacle to Peace," the film asserts that the main hurdle to peace in
the region is not the issue of settlements or land or borders, but rather the
idea that Jews have "no right to a state in a territory where they have lived
throughout history."

"As our new film makes clear, Prime Minister Netanyahu's offer for an
equitable peace with the Palestinians based upon two states living side by
side has so far been rebuffed," said AJC Executive Director David Harris. "And
he's been rebuffed in much the same way as his predecessors - Barak, Sharon
and Olmert. We're seeing a pattern of rejectionism that is as old as the
conflict itself."

"No: The Real Obstacle to Peace" highlights the role played by rejectionist
forces, like Hamas and Hezbollah, and their Iranian sponsors. "It's very
telling that the Tehran regime continues to back deadly terror groups while
crushing the democratic aspirations of its own people at the same time,"
Harris said.

"No: The Real Obstacle to Peace" is available in both English and Spanish
versions on YouTube. AJC's channel can be accessed here.

SOURCE American Jewish Committee

Ben Cohen of the American Jewish Committee, +1-212-891 1385