Britain’s Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron has condemned Israel’s raid on the Gaza-bound flotilla. He criticized the blockade of the Gaza Strip and compared the territory to a "prison camp.” read more »
» Israel expected to cooperate with UN inquiry into flotilla raid despite criticism
» Spanish flotilla activists sue Israeli government
» Do you think Israel gets fair treatment from the international community? 
An Israeli women's volleyball team was assailed by protestors while playing against Serbia in the Turkish capital Ankara on Saturday. read more »
» Jewish leader criticizes boycott resolution by Australian churches
» Israel expected to cooperate with UN inquiry into flotilla raid despite criticism
» Spanish flotilla activists sue Israeli government
» Do you think Israel gets fair treatment from the international community?
Spanish activists who were aboard the controversial Gaza-bound aid flotilla raided by the Israeli Navy at the end of May have filed a lawsuit in a Spanish court against Israel for alleged crimes against humanity. read more »
» Gaza-bound Libyan ship docks at Egyptian port after deal
» Robert M. Goot at the WJC Strategic Planning Session, Brussels, 27-28 April 2010 
A deal struck between Israel and Egypt has reportedly enabled a Libyan ship carrying aid for Gaza to change course and dock peacefully at the Egyptian port of El-Arish. read more »
Germany's government has banned the Turkish organization IHH following evidence that it collects donations for Hamas-related ‘welfare’ projects in the Gaza Strip. read more »
» European Jewish Congress wants Turkish Islamist group IHH banned in Europe
» Turkish charity that sent aid convoy to Gaza ‘has links to terrorism’- The Times
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet with US President Barack Obama in Washington on Tuesday. They are expected to discuss Iran's nuclear programme and efforts to start direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. read more »
» Israel announces details easing of Gaza blockade
» Turkey threatens to sever diplomatic relations with Israel
» What do you think about the current state of US-Israel relations?
Iran has banned ‘Zionist' companies , including non-Israeli ones, from doing business in Iran, Israel’s ‘Army Radio’ has reported. read more »
» Venezuela’s Chávez and Syria’s Assad lash out against Israel
» British trade union calls for boycott - Jerusalem Post, Israel
» Are the actions of the Iranian government a threat to peace and stability in the world?
The presidents of Venezuela and Syria, Hugo Chávez and Bashar al-Assad, met in Caracas and accused Israel of spreading terrorism in the Middle East. read more »
» Erdogan demands Israeli apology for Gaza blockade and flotilla raid
On Friday, the fourth anniversary of the capture of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, 23, by Hamas-linked militants in a cross-border raid on 25 June 2006 was marked in Israel and around the world. read more »
» Lieberman invites Italian foreign minister to head EU delegation to Gaza
» In France, thousands call for release of kidnapped Israeli soldier
In Brussels, Gaza-born Palestinians have filed a criminal complaint against current and former Israeli leaders for allegedly committing war crimes and crimes against Humanity during the 2008/09 Gaza war. read more »
» Swedish dockworkers begin week-long boycott of Israeli cargo over flotilla raid
» Pro-Palestinian protestors prevent unloading of Israeli ship in Californian port
» Do you think Israel gets fair treatment from the international community?
A music video with a song sung by a Palestinian children's choir endorsing martyrdom in the fight against Israel is becoming increasingly popular in the Arab world. read more »
On Sunday, around 500 anti-Israel protesters formed a picket line at the port of Oakland, California, and temporarily prevented an incoming Israeli ship from being unloaded. read more »
» Israel opens Gaza Strip for all non-military goods
» German minister outraged over Israel’s refusal to let him into Gaza Strip
Anger over Gaza is a distraction. We cannot forget that Israel is the West’s best ally in a turbulent region, argues Spain's former Prime Minister José María Aznar in an op-ed for 'The Times'. read more »
» OPINION - Leon de Winter: Anti-Semitism is Salonfähig Again - Wall Street Journal Europe
The Israel Cabinet has set up an independent committee to probe the Gaza flotilla raid on 31 May 2010 in which nine people were killed. read more »
» European Union and Red Cross press Israel to ease Gaza blockade
» Israelis banned from Madrid gay pride parade over flotilla incident
» Do you think Israel gets fair treatment from the international community?
Israel on Saturday peacefully intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship with 19 pro-Palestinian activists on board and towed it into the Israeli port of Ashdod. read more »
» Israel and Egypt ease blockade of Gaza
» Hugo Chávez calls Israel a “cursed terrorist and murderous state”
» Obama: Use flotilla tragedy as an opportunity to make peace in Middle East
» Do you think Israel gets fair treatment from the international community?
Speaking on US television, President Barack Obama has said that despite the raid by Israel on the flotilla attempting to reach Gaza, the peace process had to continue. read more »
» UN Human Rights Council condemns Israel's "outrageous attack" and demands probe
» European Jewish Congress wants Turkish Islamist group IHH banned in Europe
» Turkish-Israeli diplomatic relations facing breakdown
» South Africa recalls ambassador to Israel over flotilla raid
» World Jewish Congress Statement Regarding Israeli Operation Aboard the "Gaza Freedom Flotilla"
The World Jewish Congress expresses sincere regret at the violence and loss of life during the attempt by Israeli forces on 31 May 2010 to take control of a ship that had broken Israel's legally sanctioned naval blockade in international waters. read more »
» Turkish charity that sent aid convoy to Gaza ‘has links to terrorism’- The Times
» Israel delivers cargo from intercepted ships to Gaza
» Israeli raid on Gaza-bound ships triggers world-wide condemnation
» Israel says it will turn away Gaza 'Freedom Flotilla'
» Do you think Israel gets fair treatment from the international community?
Israel and the Palestinians have entered into ‘proximity talks’ mediated by the US Middle East envoy George Mitchell, following the backing given by the Executive of the PLO. read more »
» Russia and Turkey call for inclusion of Hamas in peace talks
» New rocket attack against Israel from Gaza
» Arab League backs indirect talks between Israel and Palestinians
No other country is treated like Israel. Israel is demonized. Yet Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East, where human rights, the rule of law, the freedom to practice one's religion and the freedom of the press are all respected. 62 years after its founding, Israel is still struggling to exist in peace and security. Pledge your support for the people and the State of Israel, by signing our declaration. read more »
In a letter addressed to Alan Solow, the chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, US President Barack Obama has said his administration’s commitment to Israel remained “unshakable.” read more »
» Senior Obama administration official says time is not ripe for US peace plan
» Obama sends special message on Israel’s Independence Day
» Interview - Ronald S. Lauder: “Israel has been strongly neglected”
» WJC PRESIDENT URGES OBAMA TO CHANGE STANCE ON ISRAEL
» Israelis unfazed by diplomatic spat with US, poll finds
» Obama: No crisis between US and Israel; Iran “highest priority”
» US Congressmen rebuke Obama administration for stark criticism of Israel
» What do you think about the current state of US-Israel relations?
The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an Israeli tourism advertisement showing the Western Wall and Temple Mount in Jerusalem because it implied that east Jerusalem was part of the State of Israel. read more »
» British trade union federation launches campaign against Israeli products from West Bank
» Israeli tennis player jeered by pro-Palestinian protestors in New Zealand
» Do you think Israel gets fair treatment from the international community?
European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton has condemned a decision by Jerusalem’s municipality to allow the construction of 20 apartment units around a hotel in east Jerusalem. read more »
» In US, Netanyahu defends right of Jewish people to build in Jerusalem
» Netanyahu expresses regret for timing of settlement announcement
» What do you think about the current state of US-Israel relations?
During the Gaza war, Hamas fighters used children as human shields and established launching pads in the vicinity of mosques and hospitals, according to a detailed report by the Israeli Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. read more »
» UN body suggests Israel should pay compensation to people in Gaza
» European Parliament backs Goldstone report by majority
» Debate on Goldstone report heating up again
» Before Knesset, Berlusconi defends Israeli actions in Gaza
Israel has no plans to extend the ten-month building freeze in Israeli settlements in the West Bank after September, the country’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said. read more »
A writers’ conference at a public university in southern France was canceled after some Arab participants refused to attend because of the presence of the Israeli author Esther Orner. read more »
Britain’s Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron has condemned Israel’s raid on the Gaza-bound flotilla. He criticized the blockade of the Gaza Strip and compared the territory to a "prison camp.” read more »
The head of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry has criticized the National Council of Churches in Australia over a resolution which asks churches to boycott goods produced by Jewish settlers in the West Bank. read more »
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has likened the ‘fact-finding’ team named by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate the deadly IDF raid on a Turkish ship in May to the Goldstone committee, but Israel reportedly will cooperate with the investigation. read more »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in Jerusalem, where both leaders announced a strengthening of relations between their countries. read more »
An Israeli women's volleyball team was assailed by protestors while playing against Serbia in the Turkish capital Ankara on Saturday. read more »
Organizers of a Palestinian music festival in Ramallah have prevented the music band Boney M to perform one of its greatest hits because the song refers to the exiled Jewish people's yearning to return to the biblical land of Israel. read more »
Spanish activists who were aboard the controversial Gaza-bound aid flotilla raided by the Israeli Navy at the end of May have filed a lawsuit in a Spanish court against Israel for alleged crimes against humanity. read more »
New group of European and US politicians pledge to fight ‘automatic discrimination’ against Israel read more »
A deal struck between Israel and Egypt has reportedly enabled a Libyan ship carrying aid for Gaza to change course and dock peacefully at the Egyptian port of El-Arish. read more »
An EU proposal to recognize Israeli data protection standards as appropriate to transfer personal data of Europeans has been blocked by the Irish government. read more »
Ninety-one Israelis have filed a US$ 1.2 billion lawsuit in a federal court in the United States against the pan-Arab television network ‘al-Jazeera’. read more »
Egypt has reportedly approved a request by a Gaza-bound Libyan ship to dock at the port of El-Arish after failing to break Israel’s sea blockade of the Gaza Strip. read more »
An internal inquiry by Israel’s military into the deadly raid on a Gaza-bound ship in May has found that IDF commandos were under-prepared and mistakes were made at a senior level. read more »
Germany's government has banned the Turkish organization IHH following evidence that it collects donations for Hamas-related ‘welfare’ projects in the Gaza Strip. read more »
The US news broadcaster CNN has fired its Middle East editor Octavia Nasr after she had said positive things about a Muslim cleric associated with Hezbollah. Britain’s ambassador in Beirut called Sheikh Fadlallah, who died ten days ago, a “decent man”. read more »
A Polish judge has approved the extradition of the Israeli citizen Uri Brodsky to Germany over claims that he was involved in the January killing of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai earlier this year. read more »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet with US President Barack Obama in Washington on Tuesday. They are expected to discuss Iran's nuclear programme and efforts to start direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. read more »
Israel has confirmed details of what goods it will allow to enter the Gaza Strip with the easing of its blockade. read more »
The first part of President Obama’s term sparked a major public outcry both in the US and Israel that reached unprecedented dimensions of populism, sensationalism, and irresponsibility. download »
The IDF Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, received the conclusions reached by a team of experts, headed by Maj. Gen. (Res.) Giora Eiland, tasked with examining the incidents that took place at sea on May 31st 2010. download »
On Monday, 12 Jul 2010, at 19:00 (Israel Time) Mr. Mark Regev, Prime Minister Netanyahu's Spokesman, will brief Facebook's largest Pro-Israel group, "The World Should Know the Truth" download »
We want President Abbas to grasp my hand, get into a room, shake it, sit down and negotiate a final settlement of peace between Israel and the Palestinians. read more »
The White House Office of the Press Secretary download »
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Briefing on Israel's New Policy Towards Gaza with Foreign Ministry Dir.-Gen. Yossi Gal and Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj.-Gen. Eitan Dangot download »
Tony Blair has today welcomed the Israeli Government's publication of the list of controlled items for Gaza. read more »
Communicated by the Prime Minister’s Media Adviser download »
By the State of Israel - Ministry of Defense Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories download »
Almost all of the casualties on board the Mavi Marmara were fully identified as members of Turkish Islamist organizations, most of them of a radical and anti-Western nature. About half of those killed had declared their wish to die as martyrs (shaheeds). read more »
Israel's policy is to protect its citizens against terror, rocket and other attacks from Gaza. In seeking to keep weapons and war materiel out of Gaza while liberalizing the system by which civilian goods enter Gaza, the Government of Israel has decided to implement the following steps as quickly as possible. download »
From the Journal by the Israel Council on Foreign Relations download »
From the Journal by the Israel Council on Foreign Relations download »
Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser download »
Released by IDF spokesperson download »
IDF naval commandos boarded the ship attempting to break the maritime closure of the Gaza Strip a short while ago with the full compliance of the ship's crew members. download »
“No Love Boat” download »
Communicated by the IDF Spokesperson and CoGAT download »
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks at the security Cabinet meeting today. read more »
FM Liberman: In the past month alone, the international community ignored the violent deaths of over 500 people who were killed in various incidents around the world, while only Israel is condemned for its unmistakably defensive actions. read more »
Communicated by the Justice Ministry Spokesman download »
Special Sitting, Human Rights Council download »
Ron Ben Yishai recounts bloody clash aboard Gaza-bound vessel: The lacking crowd-dispersal means, the brutal violence of ‘peace activists,’ and the attempt to bring down an IDF helicopter. read more »
The Israel Navy warned the flotilla that the Gaza region is closed to maritime traffic. During a search aboard the Mavi Marmara, IDF forces uncovered a cache of weapons used to violently attack the soldiers. read more »
In 2006 the Danish Institute for International Studies reported that during the 1990s the Turkish relief organization IHH had links with Al-Qaeda and global jihad networks. read more »
A press conference was held Monday (May 31) following IDF actions Sunday evening with regards to the provocation aid flotilla to the Gaza Strip. The press conference included remarks by Minister of Defense Ehud Barak, Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi and Israeli Naval Commander Maj. Eliezer Marom. download »
Communicated by the Prime Minister's Office download »
Report Reveals IHH Terrorism Involvement - IICC read more »
A maritime blockade has been imposed by Israel off the coast of Gaza because Israel is currently in a state of armed conflict with the Hamas regime that controls Gaza. read more »
The Office of the Quartet Representative welcomes Israel’s decision to implement a package of measures to ease movement and access restrictions in the West Bank. download »
By Omar Ghraieb, The Palestine Telegraph read more »
Communicated by the IDF Spokesperson download »
Communicated by the President's Spokesperson download »
Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser download »
Brig. Gen. Yossi Beiditz briefed the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Hizbullah, Syria and Iran. According to Beiditz, the transfer of weapons to Hizbullah is not considered the smuggling of weapons to Lebanon - it is an official and organized transfer. download »
Israeli Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Daniel Ayalon answers questions about U.S.-Israeli relations and the future of the peace process. read more »
Full Transcript of Interview with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu read more »
The WJC head has done his people a service by openly challenging Obama. download »
President Peres meets with French Prime Minister Fillon (Communicated by the President's Spokesperson) download »
Address by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee download »
Cabinet communique at the weekly Cabinet meeting - Communicated by the Cabinet Secretariat download »
President Peres meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon - Communicated by the President's Spokesperson download »
Press Conference with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel Avigdor Liberman and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Baroness Catherine Ashton in Jerusalem download »
On Al-Aqsa TV, Hamas Deputy Minister of Religious Calls for Jews to be Annihilated, Saying They Are Bacteria, Not Human Beings read more »
Remarks by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the weekly Cabinet meeting (Communicated by the Cabinet Secretariat) download »
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday (Wednesday), 10 March 2010, summoned Interior Minister Eli Yishai and expressed his displeasure at the timing of the announcement of another stage in the planning process of a Jerusalem building project. download »
President Peres remarked on the holy sites recently declared national heritage sites: "We don't need to produce artificial conflicts. Israel will continue to grant freedom of worship to every religion in every holy place." download »
Iran: Excerpt from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the Jewish Agency Board of Governors download »
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem download »
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the Herzliya Conference read more »
A few days before the recent presidential election in the United States, would-be voters were warned of a potential threat to the future of their great republic. It would appear that Barack Hussein Obama, candidate of the Democratic party, had broken bread some years earlier with a “known Palestinian terrorist,” a former neighbor and one-time fellow faculty member at the University of Chicago. download »
That antisemitism has largely disappeared after Auschwitz is a belief held by many who consider themselves steadfast democrats, progressives and supporters of multilateralism, European integration and the peaceful solution of international conflicts through diplomatic negotiation. download »
The following document is a candid report to the British Foreign Office by its then- ambassador in Tel Aviv, Sir Ernest John Ward Barnes (John Barnes). Barnes served in Israel between 1972–1975—a period spanning the efforts to promote a ceasefire to the War of Attrition, the Rogers Plan, the Yom Kippur War and the subsequent Disengagement Agreement. download »
Address and Interview with PM Netanyahu with the Foreign Press Association download »
Communicated by the Foreign Ministry Spokesman download »
Statement by PM Netanyahu on the Cabinet Decision to Suspend New Construction in Judea and Samaria download »
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the Saban Forum download »
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly. download »
From the MFA - Video from Israeli Navy: Iranian Weapons on Ship intercepted by Israel Navy - Video, photos and information. download »
Press Briefing by Israel Navy Deputy Commander, Rear Admiral Rani Ben-Yehuda: The Navy’s Activity in Seizing the Iranian Arms Ship download »
Israeli government paper discussing factual and international legal issues relating to the Gaza operation. read more »
Right to exist
In 2008, the State of Israel celebrated its 60th anniversary. Although it is still the only fully democratic country in the Middle East, Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state is not only still questioned but this sentiment has proliferated. This is due to incitement among the large Islamic Diaspora where Muslims greatly outnumber Jewish populations in most Western countries.
The liberal free press has greatly contributed to this new wave of de-legitimization both overtly and insidiously in the way that middle-East is reported and commented upon.
Israel’s intervention in Gaza to protect its border towns has created a new surge of anti-Israel hatred providing new excuses for its de-legitimization.
Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state in peace, security, stability and prosperity is not a sine-qua non among many of the world’s population especially, but not only, among developing nations.
For Jews around the world, the State of Israel is a special place. Israel’s well-being is central to Jewish life.
Jews around the world are proud of Israel’s achievements over the last 60 years and support those who continue to build and defend Israel.
Like every other legitimate state, Israel has a right to defend itself against any acts of aggression that threaten its citizens.
The World Jewish Community must try to activate the prodigious wealth of Jewish talent in the field of public relations to counter adverse images of Israel and its people, in the media, on the internet, and by articulate spokespersons who attack it.
Israel’s international relations
Israel is not treated like any other state. It does not have diplomatic relations with a number of states and is often singled out for criticism by international organisations such as the UN.
Governments must apply the same standards to Israel when judging its actions compared with those of other countries.
Israel should not be singled out for criticism by countries which do not themselves adhere to the principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
Israel needs to be treated fairly in international organisations, especially in United Nations bodies such as the Human Rights Council.
All countries should recognize Israel's right to exist, and be open to developing diplomatic ties with Israel.
Peace Process
Launching the Annapolis process in November 2007, US president George Bush expressed hope that a settlement between Israelis and Palestinians could be reached by the end of 2008. However, the takeover of the Gaza Strip by Hamas and the continued instability in the Palestinian Authority-controlled territories has complicated peace talks.
A negotiated settlement between Israel and the Palestinians based on a two-state solution is the only legitimate and just way to provide for a lasting peace.
The nascent Palestinian state should respect the principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. A Palestinian state can only be founded if it respects Israel’s right to exist in security.
Initiatives that help to enable the Palestinians to advance economically and socially should also be supported as a means of stabilising the peace process.
Iran's nuclear ambitions pose a threat to its neighbors and the world. Iran is a leading sponsor of terrorism. Iranian leaders, above all President Ahmadinejad, repeatedly question or deny the Holocaust and threaten Israel. read more »
Anti-Semitism is still a deeply-rooted phenomenon in many democracies, despite efforts by governments and NGOs to tackle it. In addition to 'traditional' anti-Semitism, new forms and expressions of anti-Semitism are being manifested around the world. read more »
Jews, and Jewish sites, are often the main targets of terrorists. The WJC works to fight terrorism by advocating a halt in arms proliferation to terrorist groups, better international cooperation, and the protection of Jewish institutions. read more »
Around the world, Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state is constantly questioned. The WJC and its affiliates actively defend the legitimacy of Israel on all levels and support the state against unfair and biased attacks. read more »
Seven decades after the Shoah, some countries still have not returned stolen Jewish property. The WJC defends the rights of the victims and their heirs. It also strives to ensure that the greatest crime in the history of mankind is not denied or trivialized. read more »
The plight and concerns of Jews who fled from,or still live in, Arab lands after 1948 are not well-known. The WJC is committed to raising this issue with governments and international organizations. read more »
The WJC has always spearheaded dialogue between the three Abrahamic religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Inter-faith cooperation can make an important contribution to peace around the world and to better understanding between communities in our societies. read more »
