Critics say the definition Harvard adopted conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism and could chill pro-Palestinian speech.
Many universities have been reluctant to embrace a definition that, among other things, considers some criticisms of Israel as antisemitic. The university’s decision was part of a lawsuit settlement.
Harvard's acceptance of IHRA definition settles discrimination case brought by students who said pro-Palestine protests were antisemitic
The report, unveiled ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, followed a year marked by extreme antisemitic incidents.
The recent Global 100 survey conducted by the Anti-Defamation League has revealed a disturbing truth: antisemitism is not only persisting but thriving in our modern world. With an estimated 2.2 billion adults worldwide harboring deeply ingrained antisemitic attitudes,
In office, Biden took a range of actions to fight antisemitism both before and after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel changed the landscape for Jews in the United States and around the world.
Alain Finkielkraut, a prominent French philosopher, also said in the magazine Le Point that he would “consider the nightmare of having to vote for the National Rally to block antisemitism.”
Harvard University will provide additional protections for Jewish students under a settlement announced on Tuesday that resolves two lawsuits accusing the Ivy League school of becoming a hotbed of rampant antisemitism.
Harvard University has settled in two lawsuits that accused the school of antisemitism on campus.   The first, brought by Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Jewish Americans
After rejecting calls for months, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally summoned a Tuesday national cabinet meeting to discuss Australia’s rising wave of antisemitic attacks and other incidents. This followed the torching of a childcare centre in Maroubra in Sydney overnight, which saw anti-Jewish graffiti sprayed on the building.
The New York Republican said the U.S. needs to be the 'moral clarity on the U.N. Security Council and at the United Nations at large'
Established by the United Nations General Assembly to be observed on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau — Jan. 27, 1945 — the day is to be a solemn memorial of the six million Jewish people, and five million non-Jews, killed in the Holocaust.