NEW YORK -- Reacting to the recent joint declaration by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey condemning the October 7th terrorist attacks and calling on Hamas to release all hostages, disarm, and relinquish its rule over Gaza, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder issued the following statement:
“This declaration is a welcome moment of moral clarity. The call for Hamas to release the hostages, disarm, and end its tyrannical rule over Gaza is both courageous and profoundly necessary. The rest of the world should take note and follow their lead in demanding nothing less.”
“It is deeply disappointing, however, that the final outcome document of the recent ‘High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution’ failed to include this call. The omission is a serious moral failure.
“The truth is simple: the war could end tomorrow if Hamas were to release the remaining hostages and disarm.”
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