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American Jewish Groups Support U.S.-Israeli Operation Against Iran
(JTA) Grace Gilson - Major American Jewish groups quickly backed the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran Saturday, while urging heightened security at Jewish institutions. The American Jewish Committee said the "responsibility for this crisis lies entirely with Tehran. The world will be a safer place when the threat of the Iranian regime's illicit nuclear and missile programs, along with the IRGC, is dismantled once and for all." The Anti-Defamation League said it "stands with the United States, Israel and the Iranian people, who deserve dignity and freedom from a regime that murders its own citizens." The World Jewish Congress called on the international community to "stand behind this historic effort and support further measures that end the ability of theocratic tyrants to inflict harm on the Iranian people and the world at large." The Jewish Federations of North America said it will "pray for the success of the joint United States and Israeli actions in Iran."