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World Jewish Congress Responds to ICJ Advisory Opinion on Israel

The World Jewish Congress on Wednesday issued the following statement after today’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) ...
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WJC Executive Vice President | We Jews Are Not Safe Anywhere

WJC Executive Vice President Maram Stern describes the week after the ceasefire agreement was established, reflecting on two ...
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WJC President Ronald S. Lauder Demands International Community Holds Hamas Accountable as Hostages Return Home

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder on Monday welcomed the confirmation that the final 20 living-hostages have ...
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This week in Jewish history | Passfield White Paper restricts Jewish immigration to Palestine

On 20 October 1930, the British government issued the Passfield White Paper. The document was the second of three “white papers” issued by the British government detailing its policy in Palestine and ...
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WJC President Ronald S. Lauder Reacts to Ceasefire and Hostage Agreement

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder on Wednesday thanked President Trump and the United States government after it was announced ...
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38 countries boycott antisemitic Durban IV Conference

A total of 38 countries openly boycotted the 20th anniversary of the World Conference Against Racism in Durban on Wednesday citing concerns of antisemitism and anti-Israel bias. The countries ...
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Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary Convenes Leaders in Budapest to Address Antisemitism

BUDAPEST - During the holiday of Sukkot, WJC Vice President and President of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (MAZSIHISZ), Dr. Andor Grósz met with the European Commission's ...
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JDCorps Members Join WJC at UN General Assembly

At this year’s UN General Assembly, Jewish Diplomatic Corps members joined the World Jewish Congress in diplomatic meetings with global leaders. Elizabeth Chen, WJC Executive Committee member and JD ...
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World Jewish Congress Holds High-Level Diplomatic Meetings During UN General Assembly

NEW YORK— Senior officials of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) held a flurry of diplomatic meetings with world leaders on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level week in New ...
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Sara Friedman | The Key Lies in the Hands of Ultra-Orthodox Women

In the ultra-Orthodox world in which I grew up, real power is wielded almost without noise. It does not march in demonstrations and does not cry out in the main headlines. It moves quietly, like ...
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World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder Condemns Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s Call to “Bury the Idea of a Palestinian State”

NEW YORK – After Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called to “bury the idea of a Palestinian state," Amb. Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, released the following ...
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WJC President Ronald S. Lauder Reacts to Arab and Muslim Countries Condemning Hamas

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 ...