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NEW: Bend the Arc opposes government use of the IHRA definition of antisemitism.

As an organization committed to dismantling antisemitism, we don’t believe this approach is what will actually build safety for the Jewish community.

Our full statement:

bendthearc.us/bend_the_arc_o…

To address antisemitic violence, we need to confront those responsible for using antisemitism to manufacture fear & division.

We shouldn't legalize definitions that can serve as diversions from threats we face or be used to attack free speech of activists & entire communities.

We need a multi-pronged approach that uses the existing tools of government, as well as structural reforms that ensure a thriving & inclusive democracy where every single one of us is safe, no matter our race, class, or faith.

That’s why we made recommendations to the Departments of Justice & Homeland Security to address white nationalist infiltration of law enforcement & update old, disproven theories of radicalization — and why we called on Congress to pass laws strengthening inclusive democracy.

In 2019, Bend the Arc collaborated with @PRAEyesRight to release this report, which examines how the conspiracy theories that inspired the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history were manufactured and amplified.

politicalresearch.org/2019/10/22/tak…

In 2020, we launched HowToFightAntisemitism.com, an online resource exposing how right-wing politicians & extremists endanger Jews by using antisemitism to fuel fear & division.

We will keep monitoring, exposing, and dismantling antisemitism & white nationalism — in 2021 & beyond.