WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: Six-Day War taught us that even in face of tremendous adversity, anything is possible

 WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: Six-Day War taught us that even in face of tremendous adversity, anything is possible

WJC President Ronald S. Lauder: Six-Day War taught us that even in face of tremendous adversity, anything is possible‘The 1967 Six-Day War was a defining moment in the history of a young and fragile state in the face of tremendous aggression from all of its surrounding neighbors,’ says Lauder. ICRC presses Hamas to comply with international law and release Israelis being held in GazaFallen soldiers’ families asking ICRC to intervene for return of their sons’ bodies; ICRC: ‘We consistently reminded Hamas of its legal and humanitarian obligations’. Report: Abbas will put aside settlement halt for peace talks, aide says – BloombergMohammad Mustafa, Abbas’s senior economic adviser and former deputy prime minister, said Palestinian leaders also willing to back away from efforts to have Israeli officials prosecuted on war crimes charges, ease off pressure to secure international condemnation of the Jewish state at the United Nations.

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