Reform movement: IHRA definition of anti-Semitism is helpful but should not be codified into law
jta.org/2021/01/25/uni…
jta.org/2021/01/25/uni…
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The groups "endorse the use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance "Working Definition of Antisemitism" (IHRA) as a tool for monitoring and raising awareness.”
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The groups "endorse the use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance "Working Definition of Antisemitism" (IHRA) as a tool for monitoring and raising awareness.”
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..."we share concerns expressed by other supporters, both in the Jewish community & in broader civil society, that the examples appended to the definition were drafted in a time & context different from the one before us today & can obscure even as they strive to illuminate”
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"The examples seek primarily to clarify when Jews are targeted for harassment because of their real or actual connection to Israel or Zionism. A stated commitment to Israel’s well-being does not preclude antisemitic attitudes. “
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"At the same time, questioning Israeli government policies does not automatically denote one’s views as antisemitic.”
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…"several of the definition’s examples involve protected speech. Our commitment to principles of free speech and concerns about the potential abuse of the definition compel us to urge its use only as intended: as a guide and an awareness raising tool.
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"The definition should not be codified into policy that would trigger potentially problematic punitive action to circumscribe speech, efforts which have been particularly aimed at college students and human rights activists."
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"If the effect of application of the IHRA definition is to limit free speech, it threatens to divide the broad coalition needed to combat antisemitism.”
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