WJC News Update – World Jewish Congress joins US concern over disproportionate and biased UN focus on Israel

2017. december 5 05:56

WJC News Update – World Jewish Congress joins US concern over disproportionate and biased UN focus on Israel

 

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Small blog rsl World Jewish Congress joins US concern over disproportionate and biased UN focus on IsraelWorld Jewish Congress President Lauder joins the United States and Israel in voicing concern following the General Assembly’s adoption this past week of six anti-Israel resolutions.
Small blog unesco WJC Jewish Diplomats hold high-level talks in UNESCO as part of European regional gatheringIn an open exchange of views with the representatives, the JDs addressed the bias against Israel and the anti-Israel resolutions which are often adopted by UNESCO’s governing bodies, the ongoing politicization which is currently plaguing the organization and the need for UNESCO to focus on its original mandate through much needed reform.
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Small blog nursing Man charged with hate crime after attacking elderly man at Jewish nursing home in New York – CBS04 Dec 2017 A man walked into a Jewish nursing home in the Bronx, tried to rob an elderly resident and then beat the older man and yelled anti-Semitic remarks at him, police said Sunday.  READ MORE »