World Jewish Congress praises US statement rejecting UNHRC’s discrimination against Israel

World Jewish Congress praises US statement rejecting UNHRC’s discrimination against Israel

 

 

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 02 March 2017

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Small blog erin World Jewish Congress praises US statement rejecting UNHRC’s discrimination against IsraelWJC President Ronald S. Lauder, CEO and Executive Vice President Robert R. Singer, WJC North America Chair Evelyn Sommer and WJC North America Executive Director Betty Ehrenberg sent a letter to US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Erin Barclay to express the organization’s appreciation of her remarks.
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