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Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (right). Photo: Wiki Commons. JNS.org – Several Democratic lawmakers are circulating a letter urging the Biden administration to consider using alternatives to the official International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. The letter, addressed to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, is being circulated by Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Andy Levin (D-Mich.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wa...

Democrats send letter to administration to use other definitions of anti-Semitism Democrats send letter to administration to use other definitions of anti-Semitism It asks U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to consider the Nexus document and Jerusalem Declaration on anti-Semitism, in addition to the official IHRA one. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) delivers the keynote presentation at an event on taxing capital income, hosted by Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Credit: Brookings Institute/F...

Recently the Van Leer Institute in Jerusalem came out with a definition/declaration of antisemitism that challenged the now widely used definition/guidelines published ten years ago by IHRA. The original is perceived by many progressives as too restrictive of the right to criticize Israel, for some a blow to Palestinian rights to freedom of expression. it threatens free speech and academic freedom and constitutes an attack on both the Palestinian right to self-determination, and the struggle t...

The Jerusalem Declaration’s Fatal Flaw LAST MONTH, an international group of scholars released the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA), a proposal meant to challenge the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) “working definition” of antisemitism, which conflates certain criticisms of Israel and Zionism with anti-Jewish discrimination. The JDA, which has been endorsed by more than 200 scholars, offers a definition of antisemitism that recognizes the importance of prote...

The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism is an orientalist text Mark Muhannad Ayyash © Under international law, settlements are considered illegal [Mohamad Torokman/Reuters] A representation of a map with the colours of the Palestinian flag reading Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Palestine is placed on a fence during a protest, in the village of Bilin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank [Mohamad Torokman/Reuters] In a 2000 interview for the Israeli daily Haaretz, journalis...

Two new documents published by Jewish intellectuals challenge the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism and its emphasis on Israel

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Breaking the Israel-Palestine Status Quo Source: Getty Summary:  A new U.S. approach should prioritize protecting the rights and human security of Palestinians and Israelis over maintaining a peace process and attempting short-term fixes. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Resetting U.S. Policy After decades of on-and-off negotiations and failed peace initiatives, it is time for a shift in U.S. policy toward Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking. Jett...

Get email notification for articles from Jonathan Shamir Follow Apr. 18, 2021 7:24 PM Last month, two new definitions of antisemitism – The Nexus Document and the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA) – sought to challenge the widely-accepted International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. Both documents focus on the area that is increasingly dividing global Jewry: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its relationship to antisemitism. The IHRA working ...

In an investigation into the history of Israel’s founders, The General’s Son, the author, Miko Peled, born in Jerusalem and a human rights activist, reveals the ugly truth of Zionism’s beginning and purpose. He tells us that Theodor Hertzl, the founder of Zionism, claimed that the only real Jews are secular and Zionist. According to Hertzl, Jews are a nation because, as he put it, “our enemies made us one without our consent; distress binds us together.” On the other side of the arg...