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European Jewish leaders warn Knesset election could trigger new EU sanctions, surge in antisemitism

“We have been working under the radar with many friendly foreign ministers in Europe to persuade them to block the sanctions until we know what the election will bring,” Muzicant said.

A demonstrator waves a Palestinian flag as protesters face police amid smoke during clashes following a protest against the rising cost of living in Bologna, Italy, October 17, 2026.
A World Jewish Congress delegation meets Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, September 2026.

World Jewish Congress visits Slovenia after Israel opens first embassy

Former minister of strategic affairs Ron Dermer and World Jewish Congress Israel President Sylvan Adams speak at “Unite. Lead. Fight. - A Conversation with Ambassador Ron Dermer & Sylvan Adams,” in Los Angeles, California, on September 9, 2026.

Dermer, WJC's Adams call for Israel to combat antisemitism with capabilities used to fight Iran

Ronald Lauder (Illustrative).

Israel Needs Units 8300, 8400, and 8500


World Jewish Congress kicks off International Lawyers' Solidarity Mission to Israel

30 leading legal professionals from global jurisdictions will participate in the delegation.

The International Lawyers' Solidarity Mission to Israel, visiting Kfar Aza.

World envoys stand together in condemning antisemitism post-Hamas attack

The envoys called upon governments "to assess the needs and provide the necessary security assistance that Jewish communities require at this time of crisis."

 DEBORAH LIPSTADT, Biden’s envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, said that this is a ‘historic moment in the modern fight against what’s known as the fight against the world’s oldest hatred.’

Florida man charged with threatening to kill Israelis in call to World Jewish Congress

Deep Alpesh Kumar Patel, a 21-year-old Sarasota resident, faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted

 People wearing antisemitism and nazi symbols argue with conservatives during a protest outside the Tampa Convention Center where the Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) Student Action Summit (SAS) is held, in Tampa, Florida, U.S. July 23, 2022.

Delegation of Jewish leaders in Qatar aims for release of Israeli hostages

The WJC delegation included prominent Jewish figures from the United Kingdom, France, and Switzerland.

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend a meeting in Lusail, Qatar, Friday Oct. 13, 2023

WJC President Lauder thanks Biden, Congress for support in crisis

Lauder noted President Joe Biden's strength and moral clarity in his recent speeches and activity.

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World Jewish congress president Ronald s. Lauder thanks president Biden for his support

WJC's president Ronald s. Lauder thanks president Biden, Republican and Democratic members of Congress for steadfast support in a profound crisis.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, delivers remarks in support of Israel, at the White House, on Tuesday.

WJC President Lauder: Jewish community must support one another

World Jewish Congress president Ronald s. Lauder continues communication to the global Jewish community as terror crisis rages unabated in Israel.

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50 Influential Jews: Ronald Lauder - No. 8

This is why the president of the World Jewish Congress is the global Jewish community’s most prominent statesman.

 World Jewish Congress president Ronald S. Lauder.

Windows shattered at headquarters of Holocaust memorial site foundation in Germany

Police told German news media that an unknown number of perpetrators tore an information board from the building’s outside wall and used it to smash the windows

 Windows at the Foundation for Memorial Sites in Lower Saxony, in the town of Celle, Germany, were found vandalized, Aug. 15, 2023.

National Unity Now - Opinion

'Today, Israel’s future hangs in the balance. The Jewish people’s one- and-only state is facing imminent existential danger', says Ronald S. Lauder president of the World Jewish Congress. 

 Ronald S. Lauder