Fisking Michael Walzer on IHRA and Van Leer definitions of antisemitism
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 to democratise Israel. Van Leer, an institute that consistently supports the Palestinian “narrative...
Source: theaugeanstables.com