IHRA antisemitism definition ‘undermining academic freedom’

Authors of report examining complaints say definition has become ‘political tool’ used to silence criticism of Israel

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September 13, 2023
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September 13, 2023
John Morgan
Protestors outside a meeting to decide on the party's new antisemitism definition to illustrate HRA antisemitism definition ‘undermining academic freedom’
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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by stephen... on September 13, 2023 - 9:30am
Adoption of the IHRA definition also restricts evaluation of beliefs about the Holocaust within academia, which is arguably of more general cultural significance than relatively minor criticisms of Israel's domestic or foreign policies.
#2 Submitted by m.... on September 13, 2023 - 6:35pm
The IHRA definition fails to distinguish between being nasty about the Jewish people and faith (which is of course abhorrent) and legitimate criticism of the nation-state of Israel, according to them both class as 'antisemitic'.

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