Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations

Netanyahu’s coalition threatens Jewish unity with law banning pluralistic Kotel prayers - opinion

Under the bill, anyone who publicly leads or engages in prayer contrary to the Rabbinate’s directive would face up to seven years in jail.

A Jewish woman covered in a white prayer shawl prays in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, during the Jewish holiday of Passover, April 2, 2018
A sign with a depiction Ali Khamenei, is reflected in a shop window in Tehran, February 19, 2026.

From Baku to Jerusalem: Jewish solidarity against terror - opinion

eeting on Tuesday between President Isaac Herzog and a large delegation of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

American Jewish leaders voice concern about political polarization in Israel

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 17, 2026.

Israeli ex-PM Naftali Bennett indicates he will not form gov't with Netanyahu after elections


Hanukkah: The fight against antisemitism is far from over - opinion

Our work is far from over. Antisemitic acts and incidents occur with great frequency not just in our country, but around the world.

 THE WRITER meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Washington, earlier this month. ‘The president’s commitment to enhancing peace with Israel shows the remarkable success of our efforts,’ says the writer.

Conference of Presidents: 'We are deeply concerned' over delisting IRGC

Delisting the IRGC from the Terrorist Foreign Organization list remains the only major stumbling block between the US and Iran in their mutual efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement.

Iranian commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Hossein Salami, second from right, and Iran's Chief of General Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri, third from left, attend the graduation ceremony of Imam Hussein Military University in Tehran, Oct. 3, 2021.

The IDF Hosts Leaders from the Conference of Presidents

The IDF hosted a delegation of 49 leading members of the  "Conference of Presidents of Major America  Jewish Organizations".

 The IDF Hosts Leaders from the Conference of Presidents

Conference of Presidents leaders urge Israel to keep its borders open

The leaders of the Conference of Presidents urged Israel to remember the Diaspora and keep its doors open to Jews, even amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Malcolm Hoenlein and William Daroff.

Jewish leaders welcome continued detainment of Daniel Pearl's killer

Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh was sentenced to death in 2002 for the killing of Pearl, but his conviction has recently been overturned, and is now being re-examined by the appeals courts.

British-born Islamic militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh is surrounded by armed police as he leaves court in Karachi on March 29, 2002

New leader of Jewish coalition stops short of barring sexual harassers

'We believe that people who are known to have committed sexual harassment and sexual assault should not serve in leadership positions in the Jewish community'

A sign from a protest against sexual harassment in the workplace in Chicago, Sept. 18, 2018.

250 Jewish leaders press for sexual harassers to be barred

The Presidents Conference represents 51 Jewish-American groups, including many of the country’s largest Jewish organizations.

Dianne Lob, whose HIAS group has tangled with the Trump administration on its immigration initiatives, will have to wait a year to take over leadership of a coalition that aims to bring one Jewish voice on Israel-related issues. (Courtesy of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Orga

Trump-era compromise on Presidents Conference chair reveals tensions

Instead of beginning her term as board chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on June 1, as originally planned, Dianne Lob will take over in April 2021

Dianne Lob, whose HIAS group has tangled with the Trump administration on its immigration initiatives, will have to wait a year to take over leadership of a coalition that aims to bring one Jewish voice on Israel-related issues. (Courtesy of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Orga

Conference of Presidents vote for Dianne Lob as next Chair

Another vote that took place created a new position of ‘Chair-elect.’ Thirty-nine members of COP voted in favor of this motion, while one opposed and five abstained.

Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice President and Arthur Stark, Chairman, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations

Amid internal tensions, Conference of Presidents to vote on ex-HIAS head

The letter called HIAS's work with other groups "inimical" to the COP's mission

HIAS SUPPORTERS take part in a pro-immigration rally in Washington last year.