IHRA definition of antisemitism

Threatened with bombs, almost pushed down stairs: UK Jewish students testify about antisemitism

The testimonies were compiled by StandWithUs UK in its second-ever Voice of Students report.

 Protesters from a number of London universities attend a pro-Palestine demonstration on October 7, 2025 in London, England.
A SIGN supporting the Green Party political party is displayed in a residential street on the eve of local and mayoral elections in England and devolved parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland on May 7, in London, Britain, May 6, 2026.

British Greens battle antisemitism scandal as Jewish leader Zack Polanski targets local elections

Missouri's Capitol Building in Jefferson City.

Missouri adopts IHRA’s antisemitism definition, boosts student protections

Phylisa Wisdom.

Mamdani office has no definition of antisemitism after dropping IHRA, czar confirms


LB 538: New bill aims to target antisemitism in Nebraska schools

The bill was introduced by Republican State Senator Brian Hardin and uses the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism to define antisemitism.

 Demonstrators sit in an encampment as they protest in solidarity with Pro-Palestinian organizers on the Columbia University campus, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, US. April 19, 2024.

Holocaust distortion more dangerous than denial, warns departing IHRA chief Kathrin Meyer

“The events of Oct. 7 have tragically proven us right. There cannot be a debate on antisemitism without looking into the completely biased criticism of Israel that we often see,” Meyer said.

 International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Executive Secretary Kathrin Meyer appears at a press conference to sign a declaration formally adopting the IHRA working definition of antisemitism at Chelsea Training Ground in Cobham, England, Jan. 17, 2020.

UN unveils action plan to monitor, combat antisemitism worldwide

Regular surveys will track antisemitic attitudes, with results integrated into existing UN anti-racism programs.

 A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a sign, as they take part in a protest against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Turkey, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Istanbul, November 4, 2023.

23 EU countries have adopted national strategies to combat antisemitism - report

Many EU Member States now have national strategies to fight antisemitism and protect Jewish heritage and culture.

 EUROPEAN UNION flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels.

EU Council adopts declaration to combat 'alarmingly high' antisemitism, foster Jewish life

"Jewish heritage and Jewish culture is part of European heritage, and without this, Europe would no longer be Europe." 

 EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF Josep Borrell arrives to attend an EU-Israel Association Council in Brussels in 2022. ‘We really want to see Europe standing up and recognizing the right of Israel to protect itself,’ Szijjarto says.

States failing to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism host campuses with more Jew-hate - study

US campuses experienced an average increase in antisemitic incidents by 585% since October 7. 63% of those incidents from last semester came from the campuses of only 6 colleges, the research found. 

A protest encampment is set up in support of Palestinians, at the University of California, Berkeley, in April. The problem with the eruption of the  anti-Israel protests has been the involvement of many faculty members in reframing the notion of Palestine, the writer argues.

Sen. Schumer, it’s time for the Senate to turn words into action on antisemitism

Now is the time for the Senate to join the House in passing the Antisemitism Awareness Act. Let’s transform words into action!

 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters accompanied by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) following the weekly Senate caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S

Chikli applauds Germany's bold move to combat antisemitism with citizenship exam reforms

Chikli appreciated the requirements "for naturalization to affirm Israel’s right to exist and Jewish life in Germany" in order to "to exclude antisemitic individuals from obtaining German citizenship

 Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks at a Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on December 19, 2023.

Jewish orgs pen letter to Wikipedia condemning ADL ban

Last week, Wikipedia’s editors voted to add the ADL to a list of banned and partially banned sources due to its citations related to Israel.

 Wikipedia webpage in use on a laptop computer is seen in this photo illustration taken in Washington, January 17, 2012

How the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance came to be

There are currently 35 member states that have accepted the IHRA definition of antisemitism and have generated educational projects about the Holocaust.

 Göran Persson, the Swedish prime minister responsible for beginning