The International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians (ICJP) is a project supported by the Knesset, the World Jewish Congress, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Forum. Its goal is to bring together Jewish legislators and parliamentarians from around the world.

The desire to establish the ICJP arose from a series of successful bi-annual meetings, held in Israel since 1988, of Jewish government ministers and members of parliaments from around the world. These conferences established a global network of relationships among Jewish officials and parliamentarians and enabled greater knowledge and understanding of the challenges facing Jewish parliamentarians and communities in Israel and the Diaspora.

The next meeting of the ICJP will be held meeting in Jerusalem on December 14-16th, 2008, coinciding with the celebration of the 60th anniversary year of the establishment of the State of Israel.

The invitation from The Honorable Gary L. Ackerman, ICJP President, to Jewish Parliamentatians can be read here.

To learn more about the ICJP, please see the links below: