Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman emeritus of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, expressed concern at the Israel Hayom summit in New York over demographic shifts working against the Jewish community. And what about the Jews who voted for Mamdani? “He talked about the cost of living and energized them. It is not only a rebellion against Israel.”
CEO Meir Holtz tells at the Israel Hayom summit in New York that graduates also strengthen Jewish communities abroad, as polarization grows.
Speaking at the Israel Hayom summit in New York, Rashi Foundation CEO Michal Cohen said that “the recent crisis painfully exposed the depth of the gaps in Israel.” She noted that evacuees discovered how residents of the south and the north receive fewer basic services and warned that “those who are committed to changing social reality cannot afford to be pessimistic.”
Dhillon said conditions on campuses are still far from safe. "I cannot say it is 100% safe", she said, noting that at Harvard there had been a great deal of foot-dragging and that even after agreements were reached, a Jewish student was reported assaulted. She added that there have been decades of disrespect toward Jews and Israelis and that this will not disappear overnight, but the commitment is absolute.
Ron Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, stressed at the Israel Hayom summit that the world is facing a broad assault rather than an isolated moment: an assault on truth, on democracy and on the safety of Jews everywhere.
KKL-JNF Chair Ifat Ovadia-Luski addressed the Israel Hayom summit in New York, telling participants that the terror onslaught Israel faced two years ago reshaped how Jewish communities see their shared destiny with the Jewish state.
Canadian-Israel philanthropist participates in Israel Hayom Summit, vowing to continue work toward strengthening Jewish state. He notes anti-Israel forces "have a 20-year head start on us, they have operatives, they have spent a trillion dollars attacking Western civilization, on US campuses, infiltrating people."
US Ambassador Danny Danon says he didn't plan to come back to the UN, but then Oct. 7 happened.
The US' envoy to the UN says "Judeo-Christian values are the basis for the greatest country on earth and the glue that will always be at the center of the alliance." He quips that "Bibi might disagree" when it comes to judicial independence.
At the start of the Israel Hayom Summit in New York, the Israel Hayom publisher and philanthropist warned that enemies seek to sever the Jewish State from the West, urging the Diaspora Jews to draw strength from the "majestic alliance" and stand tall against rising hate.