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Columbia has a new definition of antisemitism backed by Trump admin
Acting Columbia President Claire Shipman announced the university will rely on a definition of antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance , or IHRA. That definition has been criticized by Human Rights Watch, the ACLU, Amnesty International and an array of other groups as conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism.
Columbia ‘Incorporating’ IHRA Antisemitism Definition
The IHRA, which calls its definition a “working definition,” says antisemitism “might include the targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity. However, criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic.”
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The recommendations consistently classify anti-Israeli and anti-Zionist speech as antisemitic. There is danger in this ...
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