Posts Tagged: IHRA antisemitism
British Doctors’ Union Votes to Scrap IHRA Antisemitism Definition Across UK Health Service
In a move likely to intensify tensions over rising antisemitism in Britain's health-care system, the British Medical Association (BMA) has voted in favor of scrapping...
German Antisemitism Commissioner Leaves the Left Party Over Anti-Israel Stance, Lack of Support Amid Death Threats
Andreas Büttner, the commissioner for antisemitism in the state of Brandenburg in northeastern Germany, has resigned from the Left Party, citing a rise in antisemitism...
Global Leaders Sound Alarm on Surge of Antisemitism at IHRA Conference
British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis warned that anti-Zionism has become "the new antisemitism," amid mounting global concern over a surge in antisemitic incidents and anti-Jewish...
Biggest Group of Christian Broadcasters Adopts IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
JNS.org - The world’s largest association of Christian communicators announced at its annual convention that it has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working...
Handbook for Latin America in Works to Establish Antisemitism Parameters
JNS.org - A handbook is being created on how to apply the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism in Latin America, it...
The Genocide Lie: Why Do Israel’s Critics Keep Repeating It?
JNS.org - Last May, while Israel defended itself against 4,500 unprovoked Hamas missile attacks from Gaza, actor Mark Ruffalo accused Israel of genocide. Several weeks...
International Leaders at Antisemitism Forum in Sweden Confront Distortion, Abuse of Holocaust
The use of social media to spread antisemitism was a key focus of Wednesday's one-day high-level conference on Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism in the...
Why the Flawed ‘Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism’ Risks Setting Back Efforts to Fight Antisemitism
Last month, 200 academics published a document called "The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism," which they recommend should replace the IHRA working definition of antisemitism. You might...
Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism at Syracuse University
Three years ago this past February, I came across a poster taped on the wall of my freshman dormitory at Syracuse University, which included the...
The Absurd Arab Arguments Against the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
This week, 122 Arab intellectuals wrote a letter to The Guardian opposing the IHRA working definition of antisemitism. Let's look at their arguments: 1. The fight against...
Why Media Outlets Must Adopt the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
Over the years, the BBC has repeatedly demonstrated that it has neither the authority nor the expertise -- let alone the remit -- to define...
Jewish Student Leaders Convene in Jerusalem for Annual World Union of Jewish Students Congress
More than 150 student leaders convened in Jerusalem this week for the 45th annual World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS) Congress, voting to re-elect their chairperson...
University of Winnipeg Apologizes for ‘Antisemitic Statements’ Made at Campus Event on Jerusalem
The University of Winnipeg in Canada expressed regret for "antisemitic statements" made at a campus event on Jerusalem during a Jewish holiday in February. In a report authored earlier...
