The University of Melbourne Palestine Action Group held a speak-out against Israel鈥檚 war crimes on the campus. Daniel Weber reports.
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)
It has long been common to falsely label critics of the Israeli government as 鈥渁ntisemitic鈥. Vivienne Porzsolt聽argues why this is聽a problem.
People are 鈥渏ustifiably angry鈥 that Labour鈥檚 national executive committee (NEC) decided to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, Jewish Socialists鈥 Group鈥檚 Julia Bard said after the NEC voted to do so on September 4.
Jewish Socialists鈥 Group activist David Rosenberg said it was 鈥渘o doubt a significant setback鈥 for Jeremy Corbyn鈥檚 allies but, despite the adoption of the definition and all its 11 examples, pro-Israel MPs and groups are hesitant to call it a victory.
The British Labour Party鈥檚 national executive council (NEC) voted on September 4 to adopt the controversial the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism. Supporters of Palestinian liberation, including Jewish groups, have criticised the definition.