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Israeli opposition leader and former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations’ Leadership Mission in the Knesset, on Feb. 22, 2022. Credit: Alex Traiman.

Netanyahu: New Iran nuclear deal will ‘bring war, and then another war’

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Former Israeli prime minister and current opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu told a group of American Jewish leaders on Tuesday that the nuclear deal with Iran taking shape in Vienna would lead to war. “This deal...
Vice chairman and CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Malcolm Hoenlein at the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem, on Feb. 19, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Malcolm Hoenlein, 50 years at helm of pro-Israel groups, still works to strengthen world...

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After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Mission to Israel kicks off Sunday in Jerusalem. The umbrella group, which represents more than 50...
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, on Feb. 7, 2022. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Lapid: Any new nuclear deal ‘doesn’t oblige us’

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Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Monday that Israel would do “whatever we think is necessary” to ensure Iran does not become a nuclear threshold state. Speaking at the Conference of Presidents of Major...
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Ten US states move to recognize Holocaust Remembrance Day, adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

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In recent weeks, 10 states have advanced a proclamation or executive orders acknowledging International Holocaust Remembrance Day with each proclamation officially recognizing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism. The states that have already...
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid with Conference of Presidents CEO William Daroff. Source: Yair Lapid/Twitter.

Lapid concludes US visit, meetings with legislators and Jewish organizational leaders

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During the third and final day of his visit to the United States on Thursday, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with an array of lawmakers and Jewish groups, including leaders of member organizations...
Head of the Yamina Party Naftali Bennett gives a press conference at the Knesset, June 6, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Conference of Presidents holds High Holiday call with Israeli prime minister

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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was hosted in a virtual meeting by leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Friday morning in a half-hour conversation covering a number of...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in 2019. Credit: Mike Jett/Shutterstock.

Ilhan Omar derided for ‘bigoted’ comments directed at Jewish colleagues in Congress

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is being blasted by Jewish leaders after she made statements questioning her Jewish colleagues’ commitment to social justice. In an interview on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper” on Tuesday, Omar...
President Joe Biden in the Oval Office. Jan. 28, 2021. Source: President Joe Biden/Facebook.

Biden administration ‘embraces’ international definition of anti-Semitism

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The Biden administration has said it will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism, a key tool in fighting anti-Semitism at home and abroad. While addressing the Organization for Security and...
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Morocco to become first Arab nation to teach Jewish history, culture in schools

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Trailblazing change, Morocco on Sunday announced that its schools will soon begin teaching Jewish history and culture as part of the official curriculum—a first in the region and in the North African country, where...
William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Credit: Cleveland Jewish News.

Conference of Presidents drops civility complaints between longtime members

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The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the leading U.S. Jewish umbrella group, recently came to a decision to drop all “civility” complaints between factions headed by two longtime member organizations. Last spring,...