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Daily Briefing: IS IHRA DEFINITION POLARIZING?

Definition of Antisemitism Only ‘Polarizing’ To Israel’s Detractors:  Avi Benlolo, National Post, Nov. 26, 2022

Jewish History Scholar Talks Antisemitism in Today’s World:  Greg Johnson, Penn Today, Nov. 21, 2011

The Humanities and Social Sciences, Where the Antisemites Live:  Mitchell Bard, Algemeiner, Nov. 25, 2022

The Unholy Alliance Between Republicans and Islamists:  Melanie Phillips, JNS, Oct. 27, 2022


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UC Berkeley Calls Cops on Protest Against ‘Jewish Free Zones’Jihad Watch, Nov. 14, 2022During the Black Lives Matter riots, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ endorsed police defunding. “Elements of our country’s law enforcement culture dehumanize some of the very people whose safety and wellness police officers are sworn to protect,” she falsely claimed.

Ethnic Studies Promote Antisemitism, Bigotry in U.S. School:  Casey Ryan, Real Clear Politics, Sept. 22, 2022 Parents are understandably concerned with the divisive curricula now taught in America’s schools. Ideas like critical race theory and extreme gender ideology often replace the subjects traditionally taught in core classes like science and social studies. Students no longer learn the importance of our nation’s history. They learn a warped worldview that divides us into the oppressors and the oppressed.

A Month After Irving Scandal, Antisemitic Book and Film Still Available on AmazonTOI staff, Times of Israel, Nov. 25, 2022 – A month after the NBA’s Kyrie Irving caused a scandal by promoting a film with antisemitic tropes on social media, Amazon has yet to remove either the movie or the book it is based on from its platforms.

The False Distinction Between Anti-Semitism and Israel-Bashing Melanie Phillips, JNS, Oct. 20, 2022 Those trying to defend the Jewish people from the tsunami of Jew-hatred swamping the West often face an implacable refusal to acknowledge that anti-Israel or anti-Zionist attitudes are the modern iteration of anti-Semitism.

 

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German High School Students Demonstrate Against Antisemitism Outside Old Synagogue in Essen Algemeiner staff, Algemeiner, Nov. 25, 2022 A group of high school students demonstrated against antisemitism on Thursday in the city of Essen, where a building that formerly housed a synagogue was shot at last week.

White Christians to Blame for Campus Antisemitism, Says CUNY Official:  Adina Katz, World Israel News, Aug. 22, 2022During a discussion about managing rampant and widespread antisemitism on the campuses of New York state universities, a senior official from the City University of New York (CUNY) attributed the phenomenon to “white Christian nationalism” and downplayed how left-wing movements have repeatedly threatened Jewish students’ physical safety.

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