Council of Europe officials brief members of WJC’s Jewish Diplomatic Corps on on anti-Semitism, terrorism and human rights

2016. november 15 13:31

Council of Europe officials brief members of WJC’s Jewish Diplomatic Corps on on anti-Semitism, terrorism and human rights

 

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Small blog shahar council of europe Senior Council of Europe officials brief members of WJC Jewish Diplomatic CorpsMembers of the World Jewish Congress’ Jewish Diplomatic Corps from 36 countries were in Strasbourg, France on Monday for the first JDCorps Global Summit.
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