Posts Tagged: Definition of Antisemitism
Leading Jewish Civil Rights Group Applauds US Lawmakers Calling on Biden Admin to Resolve Campus Antisemitism Complaints
A leading Jewish civil rights group on Tuesday applauded a bipartisan group of 84 members of the US Congress for issuing a letter that urged...
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...
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...
Viral Video Prompts GW Students to Push for Adopting Definition of Antisemitism
JNS.org - Student groups at George Washington University in Washington, DC, have called on the school to adopt the US State Department’s definition of antisemitism in...
Organization of American States to Adopt Universal Definition of Antisemitism
JNS.org - The secretary general of the Organization of American States, the continental body of Latin American and Northern American states, expressed his commitment on...
Moldova Endorses Accepted Definition of Antisemitism
JNS.org - Moldova endorsed the widely accepted definition of antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on Friday, in addition to committing the country’s authorities to fight hatred...
Three-Dozen Far-Left Pro-BDS Jewish Groups Urge Rejection of Antisemitism Definition
JNS.org - Three-dozen far-left pro-BDS Jewish groups from around the world have signed a statement rejecting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s definition of antisemitism over...
UK Labour Party Adopts Amended Antisemitism Definition Amid Outcry
JNS.org - The Labour Party, which has been dogged by allegations of antisemitism in recent years centered around party leader Jeremy Corbyn, formally adopted an amended...
Student Union at Ryerson University Adopts Official Definition of Antisemitism, Following ‘Months of Lobbying’ by Pro-Israel Campus Groups
Jewish students at Toronto's Ryerson University told The Algemeiner Wednesday that intense and long-standing lobbying to have their peers adopt an official definition of antisemitism finally paid...
‘Honored to Have Made My Mark on Kent State,’ Says Jewish Student Behind Antisemitism Resolution
"I am so honored to have made my mark on Kent State University," the Jewish campus leader behind a resolution condemning antisemitism told The Algemeiner. After the Ohio school's...
South Carolina Latest US State to Tackle Campus Antisemitism
JNS.org - South Carolina lawmakers are considering a new bill to help school administrators better combat antisemitism at state universities, making their state the latest to...
European Jewish Leader Urges EU to Adopt Legal Definition of Antisemitism
JNS.org - European Jewish Congress President Dr. Moshe Kantor called on Europe’s leaders to adopt a working legal definition of antisemitism amid growing threats facing the...
Prominent British MP: Anti-Zionism Is ‘Simply Antisemitism Minding Its Manners So It Can Sit in a Seminar Room’
Anti-Zionism is “simply antisemitism minding its manners so it can sit in a seminar room,” a prominent British Conservative politician said on Friday. In an op-ed...
Senior State Department Official Urges EU to Adopt Working Definition of Antisemitism
The U.S. is urging the European Union to adopt a working definition of antisemitism, similar to the one used by the State Department, a senior State official said in...
