WJC President Lauder condemns London attack: ‘We must stand together against terrorism & hate’

2017. június 20 05:22

WJC President Lauder condemns London attack: ‘We must stand together against terrorism & hate’

 

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Small blog london WJC President Lauder condemns London attack: ‘We must stand together against terrorism & hate’‘We must stand together to defend the critical values of tolerance and freedom that make our society strong, and do everything in our power to fight this scourge of terrorism,’ Ronald S. Lauder said; BoD President Jonathan Arkush: Hatred of people because of their religion has no place in our society.
Small blog unhrc World Jewish Congress urges UN Rights Council to drop double standard against IsraelA member of the WJC Jewish Diplomatic Corps, Jacob Turner, delivered a statement to the human rights body on Monday as it met in Geneva, and queried the council members as to why Israel is so unique as to deserve its own standing item on the agenda.
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