IHRA definition of antisemitism

When Jewish ambulances burn, no one is safe - opinion

Burning a Jewish ambulance is not protest. It is permission. Permission for the next target, the next escalation, the next line erased.

|ByWILLIAM C. DAROFF
Multiple ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer ambulance service on fire in the Golders Green area of London, March 23 2026.
GRAVES DESECRATED by vandals with Nazi swastikas and antisemitic slogans are seen in the Jewish cemetery of Weyhers, Germany, near the city of Ebersburg, Aug. 2005.

Germany: 'Respectable antisemitism'

Even as Germany strengthened its institutional response to antisemitism, it became the central European battleground over the legitimacy of the IHRA definition itself.

|ByELDAD BECK
Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks at Yeshiva University in Manhattan, in New York City, US, March 9, 2026.

Argentina assumes presidency of IHRA, commits to fighting antisemitism

This marks the first time in its history that IHRA is crossing the equator; it is also the first time a South American country has taken on this responsibility.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
GRADUATES, SOME holding pro-Palestinian signs and flags, attend Columbia University’s graduation ceremony in New York City in May. The flare-up of antisemitism in classrooms and on campus is due to the confluence of contributing factors, says the writer.

Antisemitism spreading like wildfire on US college campuses, EdWorkForce finds

Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), universities receiving federal funds must end antisemitic harassment and prevent it from recurring.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Rio de Janeiro signs IHRA definition after antisemitism in Brazilian city

So far over 200 cities, states, and organizations have signed the declaration.

NOVEMBER 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(left to right) André Lajst, executive president of StandWithUs Brasil; Flavio Valle, deputy mayor of the South Zone of Rio and Eduardo Paes, mayor of Rio de Janeiro

Missouri adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism

Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed a declaration affirming the IHRA working definition of antisemitism.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023BySAM HALPERN
Mike Parson signing a bill.

Spain’s language authority still uses an antisemitic definition of ‘Jew’

The entry for the word “judiada” — which notes that the term “originated with antisemitic intent” — has two definitions: first, “a dirty trick or an action that is detrimental to someone,”.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023ByJUAN MELAMED/JTA
Official Spanish dictrionary, published and upd updated by the Royal Spanish Academyate by Real Ac

'Wake up, mate': Fighting antisemitism in Australian education - opinion

The multicultural fabric of Australia is a strength that can be used to combat antisemitism

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023ByBENJI LEVY
THE WRITER (back row, light blue shirt) poses with Australian students.

Countries backing IHRA antisemitism definition also fund its opponents, study finds

Countries in Europe are both simultaneously backing the IHRA definition of antisemitism and also playing the other side, NGO Monitor has discovered.

AUGUST 29, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrate outside Downing Street in London, Britain, June 12, 2021.

There should be no hierarchy of antisemitism - opinion

"Antisemitism is antisemitism, and all forms of hate against Jews must be countered with equal vigor," says Sacha Roytman Dratwa, CEO of Combat Antisemitism Movement.

AUGUST 9, 2023BySACHA ROYTMAN DRATWA
Palestinians burn Israeli flag during clashes with Israeli troops in Hebron, November 18, 2022.

Israeli ambassador kicked out of Berlin cafe

Rough estimates say around 10,000 Israelis live in Berlin. Many are left-wing politically and critical of Israel’s policies.

JULY 28, 2023ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA
Ron Prosor

Cleveland rabbi sentenced to 10 days in jail for stealing university group’s Palestinian banner

Popivker used the occasion of his sentencing hearing to attempt to stage a rally pushing the university to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism.

JULY 21, 2023ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
A BDS demonstration outside the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.

IHRA's Definition of Antisemitism adoption set to surpass 2022 numbers

The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism offers a comprehensive understanding of Antisemitism, the definition includes 11 explanatory examples.

JULY 16, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Deborah Lipstadt, US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Dr. Emily Haber, German Ambassador to the US and Michael Herzog, Israeli Ambassador to the US watch as Lufthansa Group Executive Board Member Christina Foerster signs the IHRA antisemitism definition on Sep. 15.

The US must wake up and take antisemitism more seriously - opinion

The Biden strategy calls for Jews and antisemitism to be covered in ethnic studies and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility programs.

JULY 16, 2023ByDEBORAH GASTFREUND SCHUSS
FROM LEFT, US Antsemitism Envoy Deborah Lipstadt, Douglas Emhoff, US Ambassador to Germany Amy Gutmann, Federal Govt. German Jewish Life Commissioner Felix Klein, and EC Combating Antisemitism Coordinator Katharina von Schnurbein attend meeting of Special Envoys on Combatting Antisemitism.