Rabbi Marc Schneider at the
‘Facing Tomorrow’ forum.
World Jewish Congress president Ronald S. Lauder, the chairman of the WJC American Section, Rabbi Marc Schneier, and the director of the Israel Branch of the World Jewish Congress, Oded Eran, have taken part in the 'Facing Tomorrow' conference hosted by Israel's president Shimon Peres in Jerusalem on the occasion of the State's 60th anniversary. At a panel discussion on Israel-Diaspora relations WJC president Lauder, who was part of the official US delegation that accompanied US president Bush to Israel, underlined the danger posed by Iran. Lauder said financial sanctions against Iran were required to stop the regime in Tehran acquiring nuclear weapons.
President Shimon Peres told participants and guests that Iran belonged in the past while Israel represented the future. He also emphasized the importance of discovery and science, for which Israel claims a significant role in its sixty years of existence. "This conference is the answer to Iran, it is the future that exists," Peres said in his address. The president also asserted that scientific discovery was more important than the discovery of America, because the new world had borders while science is infinite.
The proceedings of the presidential conference, including podcasts, can be found here
