NEW YORK – Following an announcement by President Trump of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), issued the following statement:
“The ceasefire between Israel and Iran announced and brokered by President Trump and Qatar is nothing short of heroic. If both parties agree and the calm holds, it will be truly historic.
“The people of Israel and Iran share a deep bond stretching back millennia — a legacy overshadowed in recent years by the Islamic Republic’s obsession with bringing destruction to both Israel and the United States.
“This ceasefire must mark the end of Iran’s ability to threaten Israel, America, and the wider world. Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. Its support for terror and regional destabilization must cease entirely, and the international community must remain united in enforcing those red lines.
“If peace is truly within reach, we must seize it — and ensure that tyranny and terror never again stand in the way of a more hopeful future.”
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