Will next anti-Semitism envoy address progressive push to sideline IHRA definition?
Will next anti-Semitism envoy address progressive push to sideline IHRA definition?
“Too often in Democrat and leftist circles, we witness a singular focus on white supremacy to the exclusion of radical leftist anti-Zionism and radical Islamist Jew-hatred,” said Ellie Cohanim, deputy special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism during the Trump administration.
(April 28, 2021 / JNS) With anti-Semitism on the uptick, the role of the next U.S. Special Envoy to Combat Anti-Semitism will take on more importance than ever. However, fault lines have been emerging within the Democratic Party over how to define and combat Jew-hatred.
The Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism Is a Very Welcome Initiative
For those of us who oppose antisemitism as well as the oppression of Palestinians, the JDA constitutes an extremely valuable resource.
A man walks past graves desecrated with swastikas at the Jewish cemetery in Westhoffen, near Strasbourg, France, December 4, 2019. Photo: Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann
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On March 25, 2021, the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA) was presented by a group of over 200 eminent Jewish scholars of antisemitism studies and related fields, some of whom had been engaged in discussion since June 2020. They defined antisemitism as follows: “Antisemitism is discrimination, prejudice, hostility or violence against Jews as Jews (or Jewish institutions as Jewish,â and made it clear that âwhile antisemitism has certain distinctive features, the fight against it is inseparable from the overall fight against all forms of racial, ethnic, cultural, religious and gender d
“Israel is an apartheid state.” These were the words of New York City mayoral candidate Dianne Morales at a private Zoom event hosted by a club at our Jewish high school in December.
David Harris of the American Jewish Committee (Photo: AJC)
The bombshell Human Rights Watch report that came out yesterday accusing Israel of committing crimes of apartheid and persecution toward Palestinians in many areas of its governance follows in a long tradition of such charges, including from a leading Israeli human rights groups in January, B’Tselem.
Yet the HRW report is clearly different. It is getting a ton of attention, something denied earlier reports- because of the rights organization’s international profile, its New York Jewish roots, or the fact that the report is over 200 highly-documented pages. The report has drawn blood; it is sparking incensed reprisals from many of Israel’s friends in the United States.
MP compares reports of anti-Semitism at Bristol University to 1930s Germany Why do thousands of Jewish students feel that Bristol University is not a safe place for Jews?
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A senior MP has compared reports of anti-Semitism at the University of Bristol to 1930s Germany .
Education Select Committee chairman Robert Halfon urged ministers not to wash their hands of concerns from Jewish university students, including those at the University of Bristol, PA reports.
The university launched an investigation last month after one of its academics, Professor David Miller, received heavy criticism for comments he made about Israel.
The House of Lords heard the political sociology lecturer s behaviour had led to Jewish students being subjected to weeks of harassment and abuse .