Posts Tagged: World Jewish Congress
A Message to World Leaders: Put Yourself in Israel’s Shoes
Recently, we at the World Jewish Congress asked the governments of the world to put themselves in Israel's shoes. "If it were your cities under attack,...
Jewish Leader Speaks Out Against Anti-Christian Attacks at Israel Allies Summit
JNS.org - The head of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder, expressed solidarity with the global persecution of Christians, at the Jerusalem Day Convention with...
Danny Glover, Others in ‘American Revolutionary’ Call for Boycott of Israel
JNS.org - Actor Danny Glover and others featured in American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs lamented the documentary film's screening at the...
Study: More Than 4,000 Anti-Semitic Expressions in Venezuela in 2013
JNS.org - A new study commissioned by Venezuela's Jewish community umbrella organization revealed that there were more than 4,000 anti-Semitic expressions in the South American...
Mahmoud Abbas Gives the World a Moment of Clarity
Like many people around the world, I was dismayed when Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas embraced Hamas last week. This was one of those moments when people realize what's really happening, and there...
Amid ‘Cosmos’ Return, Remembering Famed Jewish Astronomer Carl Sagan
JNS.org - Carl Sagan fans old and new have been gazing at their televisions in awe as host Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson's resurrection of...
U.N. Human Rights Council Blasted for Singling Out Israel
JNS.org - The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was blasted for its consistent singling out of Israel for criticism. On Friday, the U.S. was...
Justice is Never Too Late
The announcements last week in Germany that two individuals will be tried on charges of aiding and abetting mass murder at Auschwitz bring to mind...
Germany Urged to Resolve Greek Holocaust Ransom Issue
JNS.org - The World Jewish Congress urged Germany to address a request by the Greek Jewish community of Thessaloniki to be paid back for...
Art Looted During Holocaust Should be Returned, World Jewish Congress Leader Urges
JNS.org - World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder urged German officials in Berlin Thursday to work toward returning Nazi-looted art to its...
Knesset Christian Allies Caucus, World Jewish Congress Honor Israeli Christian Leader
JNS.org - The Israeli Knesset's Christian allies caucus and the World Jewish Congress honored Greek Orthodox Father Gabriel Nadaf at a special ceremony on Wednesday...
World Jewish Congress: UNESCO Cancellation of Jewish Exhibit ‘Endorsed Arab Rejectionism’
International Jewish human rights group, the World Jewish Congress (WJC), lambasted UNESCO, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, after the UN body pulled a Jewish...
‘Bulldozer’ Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Dies at 85
JNS.org - Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has died at the age of 85. Sharon had a storied career in the Israeli military,...
Spain Draft Law Could Grant Sephardic Jews Citizenship
JNS.org - Spain's ruling Popular Party (PP) has submitted a draft law that could grant citizenship to descendants of Jews expelled from Spain during...
