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AJWS Condemns Trump Administration Travel Ban 

Senseless executive order will destabilize countries in conflict, says leading Jewish human rights organization  NEW YORK, NY – American Jewish World Service (AJWS) strongly condemns President Trump’s Executive Order banning travel from 12 countries, including several in which AJWS supports grassroots human rights organizations. This senseless and inhumane action fails at its ostensible objective of …

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