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

“The enemies of the Jews have to understand if you go after us, there’s going to be a price,” Dermer said. “We’re going to lose battles. But in fighting those battles, we will restore deterrence.”

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.
Ronald Lauder (Illustrative).

Israel Needs Units 8300, 8400, and 8500

Jeremy Saltan (L) joind former prime minister Naftali Bennett's B'Yachad party, August 27, 2026.

Bennett adds longtime adviser, IDF reservist Jeremy Saltan to B’Yachad Knesset slate

An antisemitism hashtag, illustrating online antisemitic hate speech.

Vast majority of antisemitic online content flagged by Jewish users stays online, EU Jews say


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.

 RONALD S. LAUDER

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

WJC President welcomes signing of MOU for Israel’s entry into US Visa Waiver Program

“Israel’s entry into the US Visa Waiver Program will also be a big boost for business and investment, including for critical sectors like cyber-security, healthcare, and defense."

 Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress.

Latin American Jewish and Muslim umbrella groups gather for landmark meeting

“The stories we share confirm today that we are brothers, and that each community is supporting the other,” said Maram Alkharboosh, director of alliances for the Muslim World League.

A Jewish woman and a Muslim one hugging in the Ramallah Muqata'a