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France to serve as IHRA president in 2027

Etgar Lefkovitz - JNS — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 06:47:41 +0000

France has been unanimously elected to take over the annual rotating presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) next year, the French foreign minister said on Tuesday. The decision, taken last week during the organisation’s plenary session in Jerusalem, will see France succeed Argentina as the group’s leader in 2027. “In the face of […]

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A cocktail definition for antisemitism mixed by La Trobe University

Henry Benjamin — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 07:41:56 +0000

Melbourne’s La Trobe University has combined the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) and the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA) definitions of antisemitism. The combination has not totally met the expectations of The Jewish Community Council of Victoria. President Daniel Aghion told J-Wire: “While we welcome La Trobe University’s commitment to eliminating all forms of discrimination […]

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Global Jewish call for UN to positively reference IHRA definition

J-Wire News Service — Wed, 24 May 2023 02:06:57 +0000

AIJAC has joined 178 Jewish organisations across the globe in calling for the United Nations to favourably reference the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Antisemitism at its upcoming in its upcoming “UN Action Plan on monitoring antisemitism and enhancing a system-wide response”. The meeting to establish the plan is being convened on June 20-21 […]

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L’Chaim – to Life: Josh Burns

Features Desk — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 05:46:41 +0000

Morry Frenkel speaks with Josh Burns MP, Federal Member of Parliament for Macnamara, about his recent motion in Parliament, in which he strongly criticised the opposition by the Greens to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. For governments and universities that have adopted the definition, it provides a tool to differentiate […]

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Monash University adopts IHRA definition

J-Wire Newsdesk — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 07:07:04 +0000

Melbourne’s Monash University has become the latest Australian university to adopt the IHRA working definition of antisemitism. This is a result of a wider anti-racism policy formulated by the Monash University Council. The Australasian Union of Jewish Students worked with the council to achieve the result. The co-CEO of The Executive Council of Australian Jewry, […]

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Insect named for Hitler draws criticism from organizational, academic circles

David Swindle — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 06:37:59 +0000

Connections between the Nazis and Volkswagen Beetles are well known. But an insect that looks like Adolf Hitler bearing his name? That’s like letting the bed bugs bite. An insect endemic to Southeast Asia and India, with the scientific name catacanthus incarnatus, is being called a “Hitler bug” for a feature on its back that […]

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Indigenous Friends of Israel condemns Adelaide Writers Festival

J-Wire Newsdesk — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 01:53:08 +0000

The Adelaide Writers Festival has invited two overseas pro-Palestine and anti-Israel writers resulting in the SA Premier announcing he will not attend the festival. Indigenous Friends of Israel (IFI) co-founders Norman and Barbara Miller wrote: “Adelaide Writers Festival organisers seem to think free speech reads hate speech or racist speech, which is not so. In […]

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ZFA slams Greens request to universities to ignore IHRA antisemitism definition

J-Wire Newsdesk — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 23:56:57 +0000

Senator Mehreen Faruqi and Senator Jordon Steele-John of the Australian Greens party announced on 9 February that they have asked university vice chancellors across Australia not to adopt the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism. Zionist Federation of Australia President Jeremy Leibler slammed the Greens’ move. Mr Leibler said “It is extremely disturbing that the Greens […]

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The New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies endorses IHRA definition of antisemitism

J-Wire Newsdesk — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:30:13 +0000

NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) endorsed the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism and called on the NSW government, opposition and community organisations across the state to adopt the IHRA Working Definition. Following a discussion led by Dame Louise Ellman, Vice President of Britain’s Jewish Leadership Council, who joined the community from England to share […]

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Victorian opposition leader Matthew Guy says a Liberal government would be adopt IHRA definition

J-Wire News Service — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 06:50:17 +0000

Zionism Victoria welcomed the announcement made yesterday by Matthew Guy at its Annual Assembly, that a future Victorian Liberal Government would adopt the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism. Zionism Victoria president Yossi Goldfarb remarked, “The realities of antisemitism are unfortunately everlasting, with no better example than the abhorrent online abuse faced by our communal partners […]

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