Michaels, director for intercommunal affairs, Center for Human Rights and Public Policy at B'nai B'rith International.

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Those in attendance included representatives of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee, B'nai B'rith, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, J Street and the National Jewish Democratic Council.

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