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Policy Council Meeting in Berlin, June 2006

 

The Policy Council of the World Jewish Congress, headed by Rabbi Israel Singer, met in Berlin, Germany, on 28 June 2006, to discuss current issues of importance to Jewish Communities around the world, and to the wider world.

Amongst the participants at the meeting were: former German  Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, former Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, former Hungarian Prime Minister, Miklos Nemeth, former European Parliament President, Simone Veil, President of the Foundation for the Memory of the Holocaust, and former Austrian Chancellor, Franz Vranitzky.

The topics discussed included the threat posed by the current Iranian regime; ways to achieve a just and lasting peace to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; building on the successful dialogue between Jews and the Christian churches, and extending the inter-religious dialogue to other faiths, particularly Islam; the recent upsurge in anti-Semitic acts worldwide, and coordination among the various restitution funds and foundations that have been established in many European countries.

The Policy Council, drawing on the collective experience and expertise of those present, will make recommendations to the WJC governing bodies as to how to best to fulfil its mission of diplomatic and political representation of Jews throughout the world, and how to approach these specific issues.

On the eve of the Policy Council Meeting the WJC hosted a dinner honouring the work of the German foundation 'Rememberance, Responsibility and Future'

 

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