Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT) is an advocacy organization that claims to promote protections for American students and other members of the public from” radical ideologies that undermine the academic integrity at American High Schools and Universities.” ¹ The organization claims to be comprised of “Christians, Moslems, and Jews” and advocates on promoting ” a climate of tolerance and civil society in our educational system and community.” ¹

African Jewish Alliance

The African Jewish Alliance (AJA) is a project of Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT), claiming to promote educating the public on the “nature and extent of Islamist extremism and jihad…[and] liberate slaves and hostages of the global jihad.” ²

The African Jewish Alliance claims that Christians and moderate Muslims in African nations such as Nigeria and Sudan are threatened with and endure sexual violence, enslavement, and becoming hostages by Islamic terrorist groups operating in the region. The group also claims to report on what it calls the “silent genocide” it claims has been “downplayed by Western journalists and NGOs because of concerns about Islamophobia.”³

Coalition members of the African Jewish Alliance include the American Anti-Slavery Group, American Veterans of Igbo Descent, the Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy, the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel, the International Committee on Nigeria, the Jewish Leadership Project, the LEAH Foundation, and Simon Deng, a South Sudanese man who was enslaved by jihadists as a child. ²

Funding

Americans for Peace and Tolerance is funded by donations from individuals, foundations, and businesses. While APT does not disclose its donors, tax filings confirm donations from the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund ($116,985 in 2021), ⁴ the Bradley Impact Fund ($100,160 in 2023), ⁵ and Donor Advised Charitable Giving ($23,010 in 2023). ⁶

Board of Directors

Charles Jacobs is the president and co-founder of Americans for Peace and Tolerance. Jacobs is also a co-founder of CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America), the American Anti-Slavery Group, and the David Project. Jacobs sits on the board of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East. ⁷

Dennis Hale is the treasurer of the board of APT and a professor of political science at Boston College. Hale is a co-founder of the Episcopal Jewish Alliance for Israel. ⁸

Ahmed Subhy Mansour sits on the board of Peace Through Equality, a project of Free Muslims Coalition. Mansour is a former trustee of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, ⁹ a former assistant professor at Al Azhar University, and former visiting fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy. ¹⁰

1. “About Us.” Americans for Peace and Tolerance. Accessed April 6, 2025. https://www.peaceandtolerance.org/about/.
2. “About.” African Jewish Alliance. Accessed April 6, 2025. https://africanjewishalliance.org/about/.
3. “Home.” African Jewish Alliance. Accessed April 6, 2025. https://africanjewishalliance.org/.
4. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2021, Schedule I, Part II.
5. Bradley Impact Fund, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2023, Schedule I, Part II.
6. Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2023, Schedule I, Part II.
7. “Home.” Charles Jacobs. Accessed April 2, 2025. https://www.charlesjacobs.org/.
8. Dennis Hale.” Americans for Peace and Tolerance. Accessed April 2, 2025. https://www.peaceandtolerance.org/about/directors/dr-dennis-hale/.
9. “Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour, Board Member.” Free Muslim Coalition Against Terrorism. Accessed April 6, 2025. https://www.freemuslims.org/about/mansour.php.
10. “Ahmed Subhy Mansour.” Harvard Law School. Accessed April 6, 2025. https://hrp.law.harvard.edu/faculty/ahmed-subhy-mansour/.