 World ORT hosts Conference of Presidents |
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World ORT hosted the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations at ORT House
in London on Sunday 17 February. The Conference consists of the leaders of several dozen separate
national Jewish organizations. The Presidents Conference focuses on foreign policy issues,
especially those concerning Israel. The Conference has been at the forefront of maintaining diplomacy
during times of war and times of peace and has also acted as an important liaison between Israel and
the United States for the more than 40 years. While with ORT, the Conference held a plenary session entitled Terrorism, Media and Public Opinion-Universal Lessons from Northern Ireland where The Right Honorbale David Trimble, First Minister of Northern Ireland and Eoghan Harris, political columnist for Ireland's Sunday Independent took part in a panel discussion. |
