Tag: World Jewish Congress
WJC announces new tech institute and report on AI-fueled Holocaust denial
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has stepped up efforts to counter the rising threats from artificial intelligence to inflame online hate.
On Tuesday, the organization announced the WJC Institute for Technology and Human Rights, along with its first...
WJC publishes research revealing the roots of Wikipedia’s anti-Israel bias
The World Jewish Congress has published a 19-page report summarizing two months of research into the issue of skewed coverage regarding Israel found on Wikipedia.
Released on Tuesday on the sidelines of the ongoing session of the...
Meeting with Mayorkas, Shaked aims for Israel to join visa waiver program by 2023
Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked met with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday in part to discuss Israel’s efforts to join the Visa Waiver Program.
“We are both determined to promote the exemption...
Anti-Semitism envoys from two-dozen countries call for united front to combat hate
Special envoys to combat anti-Semitism from 22 countries, as well as representatives from Jewish communities in 45 countries, gathered on Tuesday to discuss methods on how to prevent and respond to hatred.
The representatives, who...
The moral courage of Isi Leibler
The death in Jerusalem of Isi Leibler at the age of 86 has robbed the Jewish world of one of its towering figures at a time when it is particularly ill-equipped for such a...
International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians evoked to track anti-Semitism
World Jewish Congress and Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced on Tuesday the re-establishment of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians to respond to the global rise in anti-Semitism.
The newly relaunched ICJP will convene for its first...
To battle Holocaust denial, Facebook announces tool to connect users with facts
In an effort to contend with Holocaust denial on its platform, Facebook announced on Wednesday—International Holocaust Remembrance Day—that it will begin to connect users to a site with facts about the 20th-century atrocity that...
European Union makes move to combat anti-Semitism
A key body of the European Union adopted a declaration on Wednesday to combat anti-Semitism.
The Council of the European Union is comprised of government ministers from the 27 E.U. member-states, who meet to make...
World Jewish Congress president meets with Abbas
World Jewish Congress president Ronald S. Lauder met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday, announced a Palestinian minister.
In a Twitter post, P.A. Civil Affairs Minister Hussein al-Sheikh disclosed the information, though provided...
Auschwitz liberation ceremony draws world leaders, Holocaust survivors and their families
On the hallowed grounds of Auschwitz-Birkenau on Monday, Holocaust survivors and world leaders gathered to commemorate the 75 anniversary of the liberation of the camp, where a stark message about the growth of anti-Semitism...