PRESS RELEASE - WJC President Lauder and LAJC President Terpins hope for Middle East progress 16 Jan 2012
Jewish and Palestinian Diaspora communities have role to play in fostering better understanding, WJC leaders tell Mahmoud Abbas. read more »
PRESS RELEASE: Knesset Christian Allies Caucus and World Jewish Congress to honor pro-Israel Christian leaders 16 Jan 2012
On Tuesday, 17 January 2012, the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus will hold its sixth annual 'Night to Honor Our Christian Allies' in conjunction with the World Jewish Congress. read more »
Cuba’s First Holocaust Exhibit Opens at the Sephardic Center 20 Dec 2011
The first exhibit about the Holocaust displayed in Cuba opened on December 18 at the Centro Sephardi (Sephardic Center) in Havana. The exhibit, “We Remember – The Holocaust and the Creation of a Living Community,” shines a light on the Cuban Jewish experience of the Holocaust and raises awareness that a small Jewish community makes Cuba its home. read more »
PRESS RELEASE - World Jewish Congress mourns passing of former Czech president 19 Dec 2011
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder has eulogized former Czech President Vaclav Havel, who died on Sunday at the age 75, as "one of the most inspiring political leaders of our time". read more »
PRESS RELEASE - World Jewish Congress president welcomes Dutch Senate's rejection of ban on ritual slaughter 14 Dec 2011
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder today welcomed a proposal put forward by the Dutch government which aims to find a solution to the question of ritual slaughter acceptable to the local Jewish and Muslim communities instead of banning it outright. read more »
France will stand side by side with Israel to oppose Iranian threat, Sarkozy tells World Jewish Congress leaders 09 Nov 2011
World Jewish Congress leaders held talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy read more »
PRESS RELEASE - WJC disappointed by UNESCO admission of Palestinian Authority 01 Nov 2011
World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder: UNESCO has no right to set a dangerous precedent read more »
Knobloch welcomes the release of Gilad Shalit supporting the „courageous decision“ by the Israeli government 18 Oct 2011
Charlotte Knobloch welcomed the release of the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip. read more »
PRESS RELEASE - Jewish leaders hail release of Gilad Shalit, praise Netanyahu for taking “brave decision” 18 Oct 2011
The World Jewish Congress has welcomed the release of IDF Sergeant-Major Gilad Shalit from his captivity in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. read more »
WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: Jewish vandalism of Muslim sites a desecration of High Holidays 09 Oct 2011
The leadership of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) today condemned in the strongest possible terms the recent desecration of holy sites in Israel, sacred to Muslims and Jews. read more »
WJC: Abbas more interested in legacy and personal glory than in peace with Israel 23 Sep 2011
The World Jewish Congress warned the United Nations that accepting the Palestinian petition for endorsement of unilaterally declared statehood, which was presented by Mahmoud Abbas to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon earlier on Friday, would deal a fatal blow to the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians and gravely undermine the very principles on which the UN was founded. read more »
World Jewish Congress welcomes French Muslim leaders' support for end to Israeli soldier's ordeal 13 Sep 2011
Paris: French imams call for liberation of Gilad Shalit from captivity in Gaza read more »
World Jewish Congress condemns terrorist attacks in southern Israel 19 Aug 2011
The WJC urged the international community to act against growing terrorism in the Middle East. read more »
World Jewish Congress mourns Shoah survivor Noach Flug, a “towering figure in the struggle for the rights of Holocaust survivors” 11 Aug 2011
World Jewish Congress mourns Shoah survivor Noach Flug, who died Thursday at 86 read more »
Ronald Lauder: Suspend Iran from major international sports events until it ends boycott of Israeli athletes 27 Jul 2011
Iranian swimmer’s refusal to compete with Israeli competitor at Shanghai World Championships “disgraceful”, World Jewish Congress president says read more »
World Jewish Congress urges Vatican to forcefully oppose attempts to derail Catholic-Jewish reconciliation 21 Sep 2011
Ahead of Assisi peace gathering this week read more »
ICJP meeting: Palestinian plan for unilateral statehood declaration endangers peace in Middle East, Jewish lawmakers to warn UN 06 Sep 2011
Ahead of crunch vote at UN, the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians comprising legislators from six continents is convening in the US read more »
Italian lawmaker Fiamma Nirenstein new chair of International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians 29 Jun 2011
At a meeting in Jerusalem today, the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians (ICJP) unanimously elected Fiamma Nirenstein, the member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, as its new chairman. read more »
Ronald S. Lauder praises Polish leaders for taking action against anti-Semitic priest, calls on Vatican to expel Tadeusz Rydzyk from Redemptorist order 28 Jun 2011
World Jewish Congress welcomes Polish government’s strong stance on Radio Maryja chief. read more »
International Delegation of Jewish Parliamentarians Convenes in Jerusalem 28 Jun 2011
Lawmakers from 22 Nations Call for Intensification of Efforts to Secure Release of Gilad Shalit read more »
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Israel's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Danny Ayalon explains the historical facts relating to the issue of refugees in the Israeli Palestinian conflict
Israel's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Danny Ayalon explains the historical facts relating to the issue of refugees in the Israeli Palestinian conflict
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