Posts Tagged: IHRA
Who’s Afraid of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism?
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) includes 34 member states and numerous experts who work together to strengthen, advance, and promote Holocaust education, research, and...
The IHRA Definition of Antisemitism and the Meaning of Zionism
Syracuse University’s Student Association (SA) claims that it is “false” and “dangerous” to associate anti-Zionism with antisemitism. This is simply untrue, because support for Zionism...
Reformers Launch Group Aimed at Challenging Muslim Antisemitism
Antisemitism has become "a pandemic raging for many years" among a large number of Muslims, said interfaith activist Soraya Deen. "Unfortunately though, we have no...
More Than 350 Academics Sign Open Letter in Support of IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
A group of more than 350 academics from institutions around the world have signed a new letter in support of the adoption of the International...
Marc Lamont Hill’s Vile Antisemitism and Duplicitous New Book
Progressive academic/activist Marc Lamont Hill was famously fired from CNN in 2018 after he called for "a free Palestine" at the United Nations...
Why the IHRA Handbook on Antisemitism — Not Just Its Definition — Is Needed
The year 2020 will be marked as, among other distinctions, a time of unbridled global antisemitism. The phenomenon is growing from three sources -- the...
Left-Wing Jewish Groups’ Rejection of Holocaust Alliance Antisemitism Definition Meets Criticism
A statement from a coalition of progressive Jewish groups rejecting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism because it included anti-Zionism among its...
The Declining Credibility of Palestinian Objections to the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
JNS.org - A group of Palestinian and Arab intellectuals, 122 in all, endorsed a statement last week published by The Guardian newspaper that attacked 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 Group Urges New Canadian FM to Combat Antisemitism, Delegitimization of Israel
A Canadian Jewish advocacy group is urging the country's new foreign affairs minister to counter global antisemitism and efforts to delegitimize Israel. In a proposed mandate...
Dozens of University of Toronto Faculty Call Out ‘Antisemitic BDS Movement,’ Urge Adoption of IHRA Definition
Dozens of University of Toronto faculty members urged President Meric Gertler on Tuesday to root out antisemitism on their campus, which they warned had worsened...
Jewish Community Applauds First Greek Ministry to Adopt IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The Jewish community in Greece is applauding the General Secretariat for Religious Affairs for adopting an internationally-recognized definition of antisemitism on Monday, calling it a significant...
