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Anti-Defamation League Head Jonathan Greenblatt Is Thrilled to Have Had So Many Recommendations Incorporated Into the U.S. Administration’s Landmark Antisemitism Strategy, and Claims Victory for the Plan Embracing ‘IHRA as the Preeminent Definition’ of Antisemitism in All Its Forms

By failing to push back on problematic definitions of antisemitism, the White House is missing a golden opportunity in the fight against hate.

Strategy aims to streamline reporting of hate crimes, boost education in rural areas, hold social media companies more accountable; hedges on embracing IHRA definition

For weeks, Jewish groups had been fighting over which definition of "antisemitism" would be embraced by the new national strategy to combat antisemitism.

Supporters of Israel advocating for the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism have suffered a major blow in their ongoing effort to shield the a...

Before the release of the first national plan to combat hatred of Jews, groups lobbied for particular definitions of 'antisemitism.'

The Plan Formulated With Input From Over 1,000 Jewish Community Members, Congress, Businesses, Civil Society, and Local Officials; Strategy Reaffirms Unwavering U.S. Commitment to 'Israel's Existence, Legitimacy, and Security'

Legacy Organizations Strongly Advocated for the Codification of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, While Progressives Cautioned It Too Easily Conflates Criticism of Israel With Antisemitism

The 60-page document and its list of 100-plus recommendations stretches across the government, requiring reforms in virtually every sector of the executive branch within a year.

Most Jewish groups seemed satisfied with a plan that was delayed over disputes regarding the limits of criticizing Israel.