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IHRA International Anti-Semitism Definition

“Anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of anti-Semitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.”

As adopted in May 2016 by the 34 member countries of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).

Our campaign’s pledge draws upon the IHRA international definition of anti-Semitism and its list of specific behaviors used to discriminate against the Jewish people and the Jewish State of Israel. Some of these behaviors include:

  • Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than to the interest of their own nations;
  • Accusing the Jews as a people, or Israel as a State, of inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust;
  • Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis;
  • Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor;
  • Applying double standards by requiring of Israel a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation.

Countries Formally Accepting the IHRA Definition

  • Argentina
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Cyprus
  • Czech
  • Republic
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Republic of Moldova
  • Republic of North Macedonia
  • Romania
  • Scotland
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America
  • Uruguay

Other Entities Formally Accepting the IHRA Definition

  • Bal Harbour, FL
  • Chelsea Football Club
  • Church in Wales
  • Church of England
  • Church of Scotland
  • Conservative Party
  • European Parliament
  • European Youth Forum
  • French National Assembly
  • George Washington University-
    Student Association
  • Greater Manchester Combined Authority Wales
  • Greek Ministry of Education, Research
    and Religious Affairs
  • King’s College London
  • Labour Party (England)
  • National Union of Students of the United Kingdom
  • National University of Cuyo
  • Organization of American States
  • Stanford University Student Association
  • The Liberal Democrats (Britain)
  • The London Assembly / City of London
  • United States Commission on Civil Rights
  • University of Bristol
  • University of California Santa Barbara Student Association
  • West Ham United
  • Western Washington University

IHRA WEBSITE

Speaking Out Against Anti-Semitism

“All of America is in mourning over the mass murder of Jewish Americans at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. We pray for those who perished and their loved ones, and our hearts go out to the brave police officers who sustained serious injuries. This evil Anti-Semitic attack is an assault on humanity. It will take all of us working together to extract the poison of Anti-Semitism from our world. We must unite to conquer hate.

Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States

Speaking Out Against Anti-Semitism

“We grieve for the Americans murdered in Pittsburgh. All of us have to fight the rise of anti-Semitism and hateful rhetoric against those who look, love, or pray differently.”

Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States

Speaking Out Against Anti-Semitism

“Through centuries of struggle, Jews across the world have been witnesses not only against the crimes of men, but for faith in God, and God alone. Theirs is a story of defiance in oppression and patience in tribulation – reaching back to the exodus and their exile into the diaspora. That story continued in the founding of the State of Israel. The story continues in the defense of the State of Israel.”

George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States

Speaking Out Against Anti-Semitism

We have always had a certain amount of anti-Semites among us,” Merkel said in the interview. “Unfortunately there is to this day not a single synagogue, not a single day care center for Jewish children, not a single school for Jewish children that does not need to be guarded by German policemen. Unfortunately over the years we have not been able to deal with this satisfactorily…but we have to face up indeed to the specters of

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany

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The Combat Anti-Semitism Movement’s pledge draws upon the IHRA international definition of anti-Semitism and its list of specific behaviors used to discriminate against the Jewish people and the Jewish State of Israel.

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