Jewish, Israeli Leaders to Attend Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism
Leaders from across the Jewish world will join Israeli leaders participating in the 5th Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism, which begins on Tuesday, May 12 through May 14, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem.
Israeli officials attending the forum include Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett, recently nominated for Education Ministry in Netanyahu’s next government, Speaker of the Knesset and the President of Supreme Court will also attend.
Some 1,000 experts from around the world will take part in the conference – the largest of its kind in the world – including the Justice Ministers of Germany and Romania, the Education Minister of Bulgaria, the Mayor of Paris, and the Minister of State for Multiculturalism from Canada.
Leaders from across multiple Jewish groups will be also be in attendance, including from the Anti-Defamation League; Simon Wiesenthal Center; American Jewish Committee; Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations; Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France; the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance; B’nai B’rith; World Jewish Congress; and the Institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy.
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