Posts Tagged: IHRA definition of antisemitism
Anti-Israel ‘Day of Rage’ Protests Target Major Jewish Organizations in San Diego, Boston
Anti-Israel “Day of Rage” protests on Wednesday in San Diego and Boston against potential West Bank annexation targeted multiple Jewish sites unaffiliated with the Israeli...
Amid Rising Antisemitism in Europe, Many Victims Still Reluctant to Report Ordeals, EU Coordinator Says
Underreporting of antisemitic incidents in European Union member states may be as high as 80 percent, the bloc's top official tasked with combating antisemitism said...
Top US Jewish Group Hails Serbia’s Adoption of International Antisemitism Definition
A top US Jewish group praised Serbia on Friday for its recent adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. Arthur Stark, chairman,...
Argentina Praised by Jewish Groups Around World for Adoption of International Antisemitism Definition
The adoption by Argentina on Sunday of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism has been warmly praised by Jewish groups around the...
Serbia Joins Ranks of Countries Who Have Adopted International Antisemitism Definition
Serbia has become the latest country to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. The Israeli Embassy in Belgrade tweeted on Monday, “We...
Uruguay President Open to Possible Terror Blacklisting of Hezbollah
The president of Uruguay expressed openness on Wednesday to the possibility of designating Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. Participating in a webinar organized by the American...
Group of University of Toronto Professors Call on Administration to Take Action Against Antisemitism on Campus
A committee of University of Toronto professors is urging all faculty members to sign a letter demanding that the administration take concrete action against antisemitism...
Canadian Jewish Groups ‘Disappointed’ Mayor Nixes Antisemitism Definition
JNS.org - Two major Jewish organizations in Canada expressed dismay on Tuesday after Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante chose not to support a motion to have...
MESA Again Demonstrates Its Contempt for Israel
JNS.org - No sooner had President Donald Trump signed an executive order applying the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)'s working definition of antisemitism to college...
The Executive Order That Defines and Combats Antisemitism Without Stifling Speech
JNS.org - Is it antisemitism to support the destruction of the one and only Jewish nation-state -- home to approximately half of the Jews in...
Cyprus Becomes 17th Country to Adopt International Antisemitism Definition
The Republic of Cyprus announced on Wednesday that it had decided to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism. The Cypriot government’s Press and...
Greece Endorses Universal Definition of Antisemitism
JNS.org - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis endorsed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism on Friday. The IHRA definition says: “Antisemitism is a certain...
Student Leaders at University of Leeds Fail to Pass Antisemitism Resolution, Triggering Campus-Wide Referendum, Outcry From Jewish Community
The Union of Jewish Students (UJS) has criticized student leaders at the University of Leeds, England, for failing on Monday night to pass a resolution on...
After Latest Antisemitic Incident in Strasbourg, Israeli PM Calls for Global Condemnation of Jew-Hatred
A memorial monument for a synagogue in the French city of Strasbourg that was destroyed by the Nazis was vandalized on Friday night. Strasbourg Mayor Roland...
