Statement on the Gaza Flotilla Tragedy
May 31, 2010
The Jewish Community Relations Council, the public affairs arm of the organized Jewish community, issued the following statement in the wake of today's terrible incident at sea: The JCRC is profoundly saddened by the loss of life in this incident. Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of the dead and wounded...

JCRC Consensus Statement on the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
November 13, 2007
The Jewish Community Relations Council continues its strong support of constructive efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East... JCRC Consensus Statement on Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program
May 8, 2007
The prospect of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons and obtaining the ability to launch missiles against countries throughout the Middle East, and even Europe, should alarm every American... JCRC Condemns Suicide Bombing in Eilat, Urges Continued Quest For Peace Despite Violence
January 29, 2007
First and foremost, on behalf of the Jewish Community Relations Council, I would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the victims of today's terrorist attack in Eilat and to their families... JCRC Statement on Hamas Victory in Palestinian Elections
January 26, 2006
This is a sad day for peace... JCRC Consensus Statement on Israel's Disengagement Plan and the Future of the Peace Process
June 21, 2005
The Arab-Israeli conflict is often framed as a dispute over land between Israel and the Palestinians... Resolution on Advocacy for Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries
December 9, 2003
The Jews from Arab states were victims of mass violations of human rights, and justice calls for their story to be told, and their rights to be addressed... JCRC Consensus Statement on Iraq
January 14, 2003
Expresses grave concern about the danger of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons in the hands of unstable or despotic regimes such as Iraq - weapons that pose a serious threat to the United States, Israel and other nations... JCRC Consensus Statement on the Terror Attack and Its Aftermath
October 23, 2001
We, along with all Americans, were horrified and saddened by the loss of innocent life inflicted by the terrorists' act of war against our nation on September 11... Religion and State in Israel: Community Objectives and Strategies of Engagement
June 8, 1999
In recent years, issues of religion and state have occupied an increasingly prominent place on the Israeli political and social agenda... JCRC Statement on Jerusalem
May 13, 1997
The Jewish Community Relations Council continues its strong support of the Middle East peace process as outlined in the Oslo Accords... JCRC Statement on Bosnia
June 8, 1993
The Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties urges intensified efforts to end the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the ethnic cleansing being perpetrated there... The Israeli/Palestinian Agreement JCRC Statement
September 14, 1993
We support the efforts of the negotiators on all sides who worked tirelessly to arrive at an initial Israeli/Palestinian agreement... Israeli/Palestinian Agreement
September 14, 1993
We support the efforts of the negotiators on all sides who worked tirelessly to arrive at an initial IsraelilPalestinian agreement... Statement on Jonathan Pollard
October 13, 1992
With respect to Johnathan Pollard, now serving life in prison... Resolution Concerning the Kurds of Iraq
April 9, 1991
The Jewish community stands firmly and incontrovertibly opposed to such deplorable acts of violence as are now being perpetrated upon the Kurdish people of Iraq... Policy Statement Regarding the War in the Gulf
February 12, 1991
We support the United Nations resolutions concerning the Gulf and the President's objectives in the war with Iraq... Middle East Report
November 13, 1990
In the way of news and updates, Israel announced that it would accept a visit by a single U.N. representative... Letter to President George Bush
October 10, 1990
We echo the sentiments of the entire American Jewish Community in expressing our sadness and regret... Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait - Some Lessons
September 7, 1990
Scenarios abound regarding what might happen next in the next current crisis... Statement on Proposed San Francisco-Leningrad Sister City Relationship
July 23, 1990
In light of easing restrictions on emigration and apparent improvement of human rights conditions in Leningrad and elsewhere in the Soviet Union... Sister City Program with Leningrad
July 16, 1990
Urging the mayor to discuss with representatives from Leningrad, and to consider, the establishment of a sister city with program with the city of Leningrad... Resolution on Israeli/Palestinian Peace
1988
United Nations 242 is the acceptable framework for peace, in that it recognizes the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory acquired by force... Jewish Community Statement on Meier Kahane
October, 1985
The organized Jewish community of the Bay Area totally and publically rejects and renounces Meier Kahane as a political figure... Furthering American Support for Israel
August, 1985
American Jews have always been highly vulnerable to two perceptual maladies relating to American support of Israel... After the Hostage Crisis: The New Program Needs
July 25, 1985
The "TWA Hostage Crisis" has been considered by some a critical watershed, marking off a new and more negative period of American/Israeli relations and of American public opinion towards Israel... The Real Post-Hostage Crisis - and Remedies
July 9, 1985
For the first time in almost twenty years, there may be a "new and negative look" to American/Israeli relations... Problems of Democracy, Israel & The U.S.: The Inter-Connections
1985
There are serious problems in the internal democratic life of Israel and American Jewry which can variously affect... Current Consensual Themes for Action
November, 1982
Israel more important than ever for the American National Interest... Middle East Propositions
November, 1982
The Jewish community relations agencies should stress to American policy-makers that Israel's role as critically allied to the United States is demonstrably greater than ever before... General Framework for Reacting to American-Israel Debate on the West Bank
September, 1982
President Reagan has pointed out that the Israeli action in Lebanon opened up new opportunities for peace in the Middle East, so important for the American national interest... The Price of Peace
March 3, 1982
In the Israeli-Egyptian Peace Treaty Israel relinquished the rest of the Sinai in return for peace. What Israel gave up can be seen in 3 areas... On American Jewry and Foreign Policy, American and Israeli
April 12, 1977
The American Jewish community has a special interest in Israel - but it is not and cannot allow itself to be put in the position of becoming a direct intermediary between Israeli and American foreign policy... French Problem and Middle East
February, 1969
We would like to convey to you a sense of the deep and sweeping concern that there is throughout the Jewish community in this San Francisco Bay Area about the recent actions by President DeGaulle in the Middle East...