Robert Singer

The author is the CEO and executive vice president of the World Jewish Congress, the international organization representing more than 100 Jewish communities on six continents.

 Supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran gather to protest against the death penalty in their home country and for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be declared a "terrorist organisation", in Berlin, Germany, November 14, 2024.

Allies in waiting: Israelis and Iranians are not enemies - opinion

(L-R): Albanian Education and Sports Ortega Manastirliu, CJI's chairman Robert singer, Albanian Health Minister Albana Kociu

Israeli CSOs: Ambassadors for peace, partnership to the Muslim world - opinion

 FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa’ar shakes hands with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani at the end of a joint news conference in Rome; illustrative..

Why Israel must shift from global forums to stronger bilateral ties – opinion


Israeli public opinion is at a crossroads, we must pick the right path - opinion

There is a general mood that the future is brighter than the immediate past, bringing unique opportunities to chart a positive momentum. 

 Israelis protest for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip near Yokneam, northern Israel, November 30, 2024.

New immigrants aren't statistics: They're an essential part of Israel's growth - opinion

Each oleh contributes not only to our workforce but also enriches our society with diverse perspectives, skills, and entrepreneurial spirit. 

 THE ANIÈRES MECHINA scholarship program creates pathways for young, Jewish olim from challenging economic backgrounds to become leading engineers in Israel.

Post-war challenges: Rebuilding trust and vision in Israel’s future - opinion

As Israel emerges victorious in its military conflict, the real challenge lies in facing domestic concerns. With 71% of Israelis pessimistic about their future and growing mistrust in the state.

 Demonstrators protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the current Israeli government and for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, July 7, 2024. Tomer Neuberg/Flash90

If we keep letting war disrupt Israel's education system, we let our enemies win - opinion

However, the long-term effects on a lost generation of children who have large gaps in their education will be colossal and could affect our status as the Start-Up Nation and a first-world economy.

 INAUGURATING THE Benjamin Rothman Eshel Hanassi School for adolescents with autism, in 2022: President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal stand with (from right) Center for Jewish Impact CEO Sonia Gomes de Mesquita, the writer, and then-education minister Yifat Shasha-Biton

Celebrating the light that was extinguished too early by Hamas - opinion

The Alumot Or Center honors Noya Dan, a 12-year-old girl on the autism spectrum who was kidnapped and killed by Hamas on October 7.

 TEENS WITH special needs experience a therapeutic room in one of Alumot Or’s centers in Israel.

Antisemitic attacks deepen the ethical justification of Zionism - opinion

As our poll shows, Israelis intuitively understand that, and a growing number of Diaspora Jews understand that the State of Israel is the only guarantor of Jewish rights around the world.

 NOBEL LAUREATE, the late Elie Wiesel, speaks to a reporter in Washington in 2005. Years earlier, he said: ‘As a Jew, I need Israel. More precisely: I can live as a Jew outside Israel but not without Israel.’

World leaders must come together against Hamas, antisemitism - opinion

Now, more than ever, the world must rise, not in fear and not divided, but in solidarity against the darkness.

 A LONDON UNDERGROUND train bridge daubed with ‘Free Palestine’ graffiti near Brent Cross Shopping Centre in north London last month.

Israel must immediately bring more olim from the former Soviet Union - opinion

The system of making Aliyah must be immediately changed, adapted, and streamlined, as it was in the 1980s.

 UKRAINIAN IMMIGRANTS arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport last year.

To Fight Jew-Hatred, the Time Has Come for the UN to Promote the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

Eighty years after the Holocaust, Jewish communities are facing threat levels unprecedented in the post-World War II era.

 Pro-Israel demonstrators protest against Ben and Jerry's over its boycott of the West Bank, and against antisemitism, in Manhattan, New York City, on August 12, 2021

Bulgaria must choose to ban Lukov Nazi march - opinion

Bulgaria has a unique opportunity to be a leader in fighting antisemitism in the European Union, as history stands by its side.

 THE WRITER speaks at a conference titled ‘The Role of the Jurists for the Salvation of the Bulgarian Jews,’ at Sofia University, Bulgaria, yesterday.