World Jewish congress president Ronald s. Lauder thanks president Biden for his support

Lauder notes president’s “moral clarity,” and bipartisan strength in congress; and calls for Jews, Americans to place “political and personal  differences aside” and “stand together in unity” in full-page ads in nation’s two main papers.

(New York, NY) – Today, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder took to the pages of the New York Times and the Washington Post and in two full-page advertisements, thanked President Biden and Congressional leadership of both political parties. The Biden Administration and Republican and Democratic leaders alike have stood strong in steadfast support of Israel and the Jewish people in the eight days since Hamas terrorists launched waves of horrifying attacks into Israel which murdered over 1,300 Jews - and injured and kidnapped hundreds more, including Americans.

Mr. Lauder notes the President’s strength and moral clarity in his speeches and activity, and praises Congress for quickly mobilizing around Iron Dome funding, and for messages and acts of solidarity. Lauder does cite that a small sliver of political leaders have chosen to cast their lot with Israel’s attackers, and that Jews see them clearly for who they are.

In his open letter, Mr. Lauder, a global statesman for the Jewish people praises Israel’s emergency unity government, formed this week to bring the country together as it enters a long and uncertain period, and calls on Jews, and Americans more widely, to similarly cast aside personal and political differences at this time for the sake of the future of the Jewish people and the Jewish homeland. 

The full-page messages appeared in the front sections of the New York Times and the Washington Post on Sunday, October 15th, 2023.