Today, in a big development on the politics of antisemitism, a group of scholars from Israel, the US, and Europe released the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism. We welcome the JDA, as a viable alternative to the controversial and unhelpful IHRA definition. Full statement:
Self-appointed Jewish leaders have wielded the IHRA working definition to shield the Israeli government from accountability. They’ve muddied the waters about real antisemitism & misused resources needed to fight racist extremists that threaten our safety. jta.org/quick-reads/ne…
The JDA opens up much-needed political space for Palestinians and allies to organize for their rights instead of dealing with false accusations of antisemitism. It also makes it abundantly clear that support for anti-Zionism or the BDS movement isn't, on its face, antisemitic.
The JDA is a welcome relief to a cynical approach to combating antisemitism. But we know definitions won’t end antisemitism. We can only defeat it through building relationships across differences and taking action as part of the larger movement for justice and equity for all.

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