EJC in the media

The EJC strongly condemned the participation of Lebanese President Michel Suleiman in the jubilant celebrations held to welcome the return to Lebanon of Samir Kantar, a convicted triple murderer freed by Israel in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers.

A delegation of the European Jewish Congress praised the EU's recent decision to stiffen economic sanctions against Iran but expressed concern about their implementation, during talks with EU top officials in Brussels.

A delegation of the European Jewish Congress (EJC) will meet next week in Brussels with EU top officials to discuss issues of concern to the European and Jewish Community.

The Paris-based European Jewish Congress commended Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for his refusal to meet with President Ahmadinejad during his controversial stay in Rome.

The former president of Poland will lead a new European Jewish Congress council on tolerance. Aleksander Kwasniewski will head the "European Forum of Tolerance: The Council of Europe's Civil Society Representatives,” which was launched Wednesday at the EJC's executive meeting in Brussels.

President of the Russian and European Jewish congresses Vyacheslav Kantor has announced the launch of European Forum of Tolerance: The Council of Europe's Civil Society Representatives (CECSR).