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It's time for you to read the actual IHRA definition of antisemitism.
It does not prohibit any kind of speech.
What it does is to offer some help in understanding what kinds of speech may be antisemitic....>
" https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism
It's time for you to read the actual IHRA definition of antisemitism.
It does not prohibit any kind of speech.
What it does is to offer some help in understanding what kinds of speech may be antisemitic....>
" https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism
<... IHRA is not an app for your phone which tells you what is, and what isn't antisemitic.
To determine what is antisemitic requires knowledge and judgment.
IHRA helps. It doesn't do it for you. It doesn't do it without you ...>
To determine what is antisemitic requires knowledge and judgment.
IHRA helps. It doesn't do it for you. It doesn't do it without you ...>
<... IHRA does not designate all criticism of Israel antisemitic.
The whole point of IHRA is to help judge what kind of speech constitutes criticism, and is legitimate, and what kind of speech constitutes demonization or contempt, and might be antisemitic...>
The whole point of IHRA is to help judge what kind of speech constitutes criticism, and is legitimate, and what kind of speech constitutes demonization or contempt, and might be antisemitic...>
<... IHRA is very careful to specify that context should be taken into account.
It doesn't designate any kind of claim as antisemitic, but says that some kinds of claims might be antisemitic in some contexts...>
It doesn't designate any kind of claim as antisemitic, but says that some kinds of claims might be antisemitic in some contexts...>
<... IHRA says that 'criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic'.
IHRA protects criticism of Israel.
IHRA helps to judge when things which appear like criticism are really antisemitism, taking into account context...>
IHRA protects criticism of Israel.
IHRA helps to judge when things which appear like criticism are really antisemitism, taking into account context...>
<... Some Palestinians say that they should be able to articulate their own oppression however they like.
Yes, they can.
But some articulations are antisemitic, and we have the right to say so.
Imagine if Jews claimed the right to be racist because of their history...>
Yes, they can.
But some articulations are antisemitic, and we have the right to say so.
Imagine if Jews claimed the right to be racist because of their history...>
<...The EHRC report says that it's antisemitic to dismiss claims of antisemitism by saying that the victims and witnesses are lying and faking as a way of silencing criticism of Israel and smearing the left.
EHRC says that 'The Livingstone Formulation' is, itself antisemitic...>
EHRC says that 'The Livingstone Formulation' is, itself antisemitic...>
<...That's what much fear of IHRA does.
It says IHRA is a cunning Jewish and Tory plan to silence criticism and to close down free speech on campus.
Jews say they need protection from antisemitism.
The response is: "They're lying, really this is about stopping criticism"...>
It says IHRA is a cunning Jewish and Tory plan to silence criticism and to close down free speech on campus.
Jews say they need protection from antisemitism.
The response is: "They're lying, really this is about stopping criticism"...>
<...We don't want to prohibit speech. We want antisemitic speech to be recognised as such.
We want to feel that our institutions have our backs if profs teach antisemitic things, if our work is failed for antisemitic reasons, if colleagues try to 'other' us as racists ...>
We want to feel that our institutions have our backs if profs teach antisemitic things, if our work is failed for antisemitic reasons, if colleagues try to 'other' us as racists ...>
<...Here's something I wrote a while ago which explains the history of IHRA. It's quite long, and a little out of date. It forms an early draft of the chapter in my book...> https://fathomjournal.org/defining-antisemitism-down/
<... Here's something I wrote in 2018 when Corbyn's Labour was attacking IHRA because it was afraid that IHRA might help people to understand that some of what it was doing was antisemitic...> https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/understanding-labours-disavowal-of-the-ihra-definition/
<...Here are some links to further reading about the IHRA definition of antisemitism.
The only people who need to be afraid of IHRA are those who want to say antisemitic things and who want to prevent people from having the knowledge to understand that. https://engageonline.wordpress.com/2020/11/10/some-links-relating-to-the-ihra-definition-of-antisemitism-david-hirsh/
The only people who need to be afraid of IHRA are those who want to say antisemitic things and who want to prevent people from having the knowledge to understand that. https://engageonline.wordpress.com/2020/11/10/some-links-relating-to-the-ihra-definition-of-antisemitism-david-hirsh/