Posts Tagged: IHRA Definition
The White House Should Have Been More Explicit in Adopting the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The White House released its National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism on May 25, 2023. The document outlines a comprehensive approach to combating antisemitism in the...
Attacks on Jews, Israel, and Israelis Greatly Escalated in February
In February, the BDS movement and its allies aligned themselves further with Palestinian rejectionism and with rallies calling for "intifada" and hailing Palestinian "martyrs." These...
Released Israeli-Arab Terrorist Murderer Received Like a Celebrity by the Palestinian Authority
Following his release from prison, Israeli Arab terrorist murderer Karim Younes was treated by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Fatah as a celebrity. Younes himself...
Why the US Government Is Right to Use the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism is extremely important, but not everyone understands why. The key reason to adopt this widely...
The Palestinian Authority’s Incitement to Terror and Murder Continues
The incitement of the Palestinian Authority (PA) to murder Israelis takes many forms. In some instances, the incitement is clear and direct, such as when PA...
What a New Middle East Scholars Survey Says About the Campus Climate for Jews
On January 25, 2016, Giulio Regeni, a 28-year-old Italian graduate student conducting dissertation fieldwork on Egypt’s trade unions, was snatched off a street in Cairo....
Why a Definition of Antisemitism Matters on College Campuses
With antisemitism on the rise, the need to adopt a universal definition of antisemitism is more crucial than ever. The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working...
BDS Puts Jews and Israel Under Attack
One of the most significant and sinister BDS developments in recent memory occurred in June with the release of the ‘Mapping Project,’ which created a...
It’s Not the Antisemitism Your Grandparents Warned You About
Hebron, Ramallah, and eastern Jerusalem are tough neighborhoods. I know, because I served there as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). I was...
Why ‘It Could Happen Here’
In the 1930s, as Nazi Germany was gearing up for war against its European neighbors and starting to implement the antisemitic Nuremberg Laws that presaged...
A Teenage View of Antisemitism in America
The middle school cafeteria is often a place of freedom and autonomy. I distinctly remember, however, the Tuesday in 8th grade when I experienced the...
BDS Looms as Students Return to Campus
BDS activities in August were initially shaped by the fallout over the Ben & Jerry’s Israel boycott decision. Several US governors, state attorney generals, and...
More Anti-Israel Hatred Infests the University of North Carolina
This coming Fall, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) is scheduled to offer a recurring course titled “The Conflict over Israel/Palestine,” taught...
Remembering Leo Frank: Antisemitism Then and Now
August 17th marks the 106th anniversary of the lynching of Leo Frank, an Atlanta Jewish businessman who was falsely accused of murder and then kidnapped...
