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IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
Illustrative: A man wearing a yellow vest holds a placard reading 'I [too] am a Jew,' during a gathering at the Republique square to protest against anti-Semitism, in Paris, France, February 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus
February 6, 2021, 4:11 am
Paris becomes 1st capital outside Israel to adopt IHRA anti-Semitism definition
City officially adopts definition that is source of debate, with some activists saying it stifles free speech
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Activists outside a meeting of the Labour National Executive Committee in London, with signs protesting the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, September 4, 2018. (Stefan Rousseau/PA Images via Getty Images/ via JTA /SUE)
February 2, 2021, 10:27 pm
Biden admin ’embraces’ IHRA anti-Semitism definition shunned by progressives
Heeding call of major Jewish groups, State Department official urges others to adopt classification, which critics say will curb free speech against Israel
By Jacob Magid
The Old City skyline, as seen from a rooftop in the Christian Quarter, in Jerusalem, on August 5, 2013. (Sliman Khader/Flash90)
January 27, 2021, 4:49 pm
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From left: Conference of Presidents chairman William Daroff, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Conference's Malcolm Hoenlein and Arthur Stark, at a Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations event. (Twitter via JTA)
January 26, 2021, 7:25 pm
Most members of US Jewish umbrella group adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
Provisions regarding Israel in the classification of anti-Jewish hatred have become a flashpoint for debate, with critics warning they could stifle criticism of Israeli policy
By Ben Sales
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, speaks at the group's biennial in Chicago about combating racism, Dec. 12, 2019. (Courtesy of the Union for Reform Judaism via JTA)
January 26, 2021, 1:50 am
US Reform movement: IHRA definition of anti-Semitism should not be law
Group says codifying definition into policy, as called for by other Jewish organizations, could see it abused to penalize free speech, particularly for criticizing Israel
By Ben Sales
Katharina von Schnurbein speaks at a conference of anti-Semitism envoys in Bucharest, Romania, June 17, 2019. (Shahar Azran/World Jewish Congress via JTA)
January 22, 2021, 1:33 pm
PODCAST: After 5 years, anti-Semitism czar says no improvement for EU Jews – yet
EU Commission’s first Coordinator on Combating Anti-Semitism Katharina von Schnurbein on the controversial IHRA definition and ‘deeply rooted’ hatred against European Jewry
By TOI staff
Activists outside a meeting of the Labour National Executive Committee in London, with signs protesting the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, September 4, 2018. (Stefan Rousseau/PA Images via Getty Images/ via JTA /SUE)
January 20, 2021, 12:58 am
IHRA definition of anti-Semitism divides US Jews ahead of Biden presidency
Parameters set by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance were intended to unify people over a contentious topic – but Israel’s inclusion in them is again stirring debate
By Ben Sales
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