World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder warned on Wednesday that hard-line Palestinians will likely see recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations as nothing more than failed diplomacy, and will encourage terrorism against Israel as a viable alternative. read more »
The Palestinians are forging ahead on the diplomatic front. They are pressing the U.N. General Assembly to recognize a unilaterally-declared state within the 1949 Armistice Lines, without pursuing bilateral peace talks with Israel. The quest of statehood pursued by a people is all too comprehensible. Yet ambition and determination won’t be enough. History teaches us that a number of important conditions must be met for a state to succeed. read more »
The leadership of the World Jewish Congress was received by Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Friday and raised concern at the growing political assault on Israel's legitimacy. read more »
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have criticized a decision by the United Nations Economic, Social and Cultural Organization to define two historic Jewish shrines in the West Bank as “Palestinian” sites. read more »
Two rabbinical students of the Rabbinical Seminary Berlin were ordained as rabbis in the eastern German city of Leipzig in the presence of the president of the World Jewish Congress. read more »
World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder spoke with 'CBN News' on the growing world-wide efforts to delegitimize Israel, the potential of a nuclear Iran, Israel's future development of the Negev and the growing support of Christians world-wide for the Jewish state. read more »
English version of an interview by the German news magazine 'Der Spiegel' with WJC President Ronald Lauder about the fraught relationship between the United States and Israel read more »
In a contribution for the leading Italian newspaper ‘Corriere della Sera’ on the eve of Pope Benedict’s visit to the Rome synagogue, the president of the World Jewish Congress calls on the Catholic pontiff to clarify the Vatican’s stance on the controversial beatification of Pope Pius XII. read more »
In a contribution for the ‘Irish Times’, the president of the World Jewish Congress argues that many in the international community cynically apply double standards when it comes to human rights abuses in the Middle East. read more »
Independent on Sunday, UK read more »
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Israel National News, Israel read more »
Jerusalem Post, Israel read more »
