William Daroff
“It is inappropriate for the conference to put out a letter of any sort, frankly, without approval of the members of the conference,” Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, told JNS.
“It’s not the time for public criticisms that really only served to empower the detractors of Israel,” William Daroff said.
The Conference of Presidents head was one of several speakers who talked to JNS during the ADL summit in New York.
Another 250,000 watched via lifestream, according to organizers.
The progressive Jewish group claims that the conference has not been criticizing conservatives in the United States and Israel sufficiently.
Harriet Schleifer, newly 70, is the rare leader who has distinguished herself in multiple spheres.
CEO William Daroff: “The bottom line is that the relationship between America and Israel is strong. The relationship between American Jewry and Israeli Jewry is strong. We just need to ensure that together we work to find consensus to find areas of agreement and move forward.”
“This conference is a warning conference,” said IDF Maj. Gen. (res.) Tamir Hayman, executive director of INSS. “We expect a reality that within five to 10 years the superpower support that Israel enjoys will be at risk.”
William Daroff celebrated Purim with Chabad, Poland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich and Jewish refugees, and met with a senior aid to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“The enforcement process results in more communal division than unity, and significant time and resources,” said William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents, in a statement.
Lob, who formerly served as chair of HIAS, garnered a little more than half of the support of member organizations. Past chair votes had been approved unanimously.
Dianne Lob will serve as chair-election, a newly created position.
