The world’s largest group of Christian broadcasters has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. Troy A. Miller, CEO of the National Religious Broadcasters, said: “Fighting antisemitism is a key issue
UK media regulator Ofcom has sanctioned London-based radio station Rinse FM after they aired a song that was deemed to have contained “antisemitic hate speech.” On 12th July 2020, Rinse
The Council of the European Union has developed new “conclusions” in the fight against antisemitism. The Council, which is composed of the heads of government of each member state of
A reader in international politics at Queen Mary University in London has claimed that the International Definition of Antisemitism is “harmful to anti-racism and even to Jews.” Clive Gabay made the comments in relation to an
A speech by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has disappointed mainstream Jewish groups for merely “acknowledging” the International Definition of Antisemitism but failing to adopt it. However, Israel’s Ambassador to
For only the second time ever, an Israeli resolution has been passed by the United Nations’ General Assembly, in this instance about preserving the memory of the Holocaust and combatting denial. The
Campaign Against Antisemitism joined several Jewish communal organisations and University Vice Chancellors in a meeting today with the Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi. At the meeting, which comes two days before Holocaust Memorial
The Cardiff University Students’ Union has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The welcome move will add pressure to Cardiff University, which earlier this year declined to adopt the Definition, ludicrously fearing “a
The Austrian Football Association and the Austrian Football League have adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The document effecting the adoption was signed by the main footballing bodies during a ceremony last Thursday at the
The Green Party has adopted five distinct definitions of antisemitism in an apparent attempt to dilute the International Definition of Antisemitism used by all other parties. In addition to adopting
The Madrid Assembly, the local Parliament of Spain’s main region, adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism on Friday. The Assembly also demanded that Spain’s national Parliament adopt legislation that would
The town of Huntington in Suffolk County, NY, has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The Definition was adopted following the passage of a majority resolution, without objection, at a meeting last week
Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is under growing pressure over the SNP’s deal with the Scottish Greens due to the Party’s opposition to the International Definition of Antisemitism and other controversial policies revealed by Campaign Against Antisemitism
The Village of Great Neck in the State of New York has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The village’s Mayor said that it was “an important message to give”,
A policewoman who has been praised for confronting lockdown protesters is now alleged to have posted inflammatory social media messages and was reportedly in contact with a suspected Jihadist in Syria. An
South Korea has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The news was revealed last week when South Korea’s Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong informed Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid during a
Ofcom is considering sanctions against radio station Rinse FM after they aired a song that was deemed to have contained “antisemitic hate speech.” On 12th July 2020, Rinse FM’s presenter
Middlesex University has refused to disclose what, if anything, it has done to discipline a course leader who likened Zionism to Nazism. The lecturer, Raza Kazim, remains in post. Earlier
Nazi comparisons abounded at a far-left demonstration outside Labour Party headquarters earlier today, with support for the antisemitic former Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on show and several references to antisemitism
The Community of Sant’Egidio has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The adoption, passed last week, makes the Community of Sant’Egidio the first international group of Catholics to endorse the
The Green Party has failed to respond after Campaign Against Antisemitism notified the Party’s leadership of severe antisemitic conduct by two prominent members of the Party. Claudine Letsae, who recently
The University of Kent has purported to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism but has done so by unconscionably adopting the controversial Jerusalem Declaration as well. In an update from
The Culture Secretary has written a letter to social media giants urging them to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism. Oliver Dowden’s letter to Facebook, Twitter, Google, Snapchat, and TikTok
The Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), Kevin Courtney, appeared today at a testy hearing of the House of Commons Education Committee, where he attempted to defend
Jonathan Gullis, the Conservative MP for Stoke-on-Trent, has written a letter to the University of Warwick in which he has stated that the University’s academics have “sought to provoke Jewish
Jewish students have been left feeling “disgusted” after academic staff at the University of Warwick passed a motion to challenge the International Definition of Antisemitism. More than 200 members of
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran signed an Executive Order last week officially recognising the International Definition of Antisemitism. The Order directs all departments and officials in the Long Island county to be guided
The US State of Texas has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The State Senate and House of Representatives both unanimously passed a bill to adopt the Definition, with Gov. Greg Abbott signing
Campaign Against Antisemitism applauds Universities UK for releasing a guide on how to tackle antisemitism. Universities UK represents 140 universities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and its mission
The Quebec Government has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism following the spate of antisemitic incidents last month. Anti-Racism Minister, Benoît Charette, said: “It is our duty to take all possible means
A controversial Warwick lecturer has reportedly claimed that the International Definition of Antisemitism is part of a Conservative plot to “legitimate racist speech and de-legitimate anti-racist and anti-colonial research, teaching and activism”. Goldie Osuri,
Cardiff University has refused to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism in order to avoid a “potentially divisive situation.” Campaign Against Antisemitism has seen a response by the University to
Switzerland has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. At a meeting on 4th June, the Federal Council, which is the seven-member executive council that constitutes the federal government of the Swiss confederation, adopted
The Culture Secretary has called on Facebook to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism and condemned the recent surge of antisemitic incidents in Britain. Speaking at Bevis Marks, the oldest
The University and College Union (UCU) has listed the International Definition of Antisemitism on a list of potential threats, prompting outrage from Jewish groups. In a survey created by UCU,
Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights has published evidence from Campaign Against Antisemitism which counters claims that the International Definition of Antisemitism restricts freedom of expression. The written evidence was
Campaign Against Antisemitism’s researchers have recorded that half of all universities in the UK have now adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The University of Westminster, which is popular with
The Northern Ireland Assembly has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. This came despite Sinn Fein’s opposition to the Democratic Unionist Party’s (DUP) proposal to adopt it. The DUP motion stressed “the need
Canterbury Christ Church University has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. Last year, the University acted to remove its brand from Urban Dictionary after Campaign Against Antisemitism alerted it to its advertisements featuring
European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) announced that LYMEC, the youth organisation of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Ofcom has dismissed a complaint from Campaign Against Antisemitism regarding a Channel 4 segment that criticised the International Definition of Antisemitism without offering a Jewish perspective. The media regulator said
Brunel University has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. In a statement the University said: “Brunel University London supports initiatives that seek to tackle prejudice and discrimination. It recognises the International Definition
The University of Bath has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. In a statement, the University said: “Our University is committed to being an inclusive community, which cherishes diversity. We seek to
It has been alleged that a campaign of “misinformation” is behind the overturning of a resolution in support of the International Definition of Antisemitism at Michigan State University (MSU). It
Students at a New York college rejected the prospective adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism. At the end of a contentious five-hour debate, however, the Student Senate of the
A far-left Canadian student group, which has previously referred to Vancouver’s Temple Sholom as a “Zionist Synagogue,” is allegedly engaged in a campaign of harassment against the Toronto Jewish community.
Sharon, a suburb of Boston, has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism, making it the first town in Massachusetts to do so. The decision was taken on 23rd March by the Select Board
The Pears Foundation has withdrawn its name from the Institute for the Study of Antisemitism at Birkbeck. The news comes following a series of controversies involving the Institute’s Director, Prof. David Feldman, who opposes
Students at City University in London have voted in a campus-wide referendum in favour of a resolution calling on the University to reject the International Definition of Antisemitism. A similar motion had been brought to a student members meeting
The Student Association of Syracuse University in New York has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The resolution, which condemns acts of racism and violence against the Jewish community and proposed “actionable steps”
Middlesex University London and its Students’ Union have adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. It was announced today by the University that “the Middlesex University Board of Governors has unanimously agreed that the institution
City University’s Students’ Union has called a referendum for later this month on a motion urging the University to reject the International Definition of Antisemitism, in what amounts to a shameful abandonment of
A Canadian university has been urged to condemn antisemitism publicly after one of its professors made a number of inflammatory statements, including the suggestion that Jewish money may be corrupting
The Global Student Forum has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The umbrella organisation – which brings together the world’s major representative students’ federations from 118 countries – adopted the Definition
Kentucky’s General Assembly, the state legislature, has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. Both the House and Senate unanimously passed resolutions adopting the Definition. The Governor is expected to back the resolutions, making
The Green Party is set to vote on two motions against adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism at its Spring Conference next month. Motion D07 (an “organisational” motion), sponsored by former Deputy
A group of academics at University College London (UCL) have reportedly written a letter expressing their support for the International Definition of Antisemitism, in the wake of a scandalous report
The disgraced peer, Baroness Tonge, is stepping down from the House of Lords today. Her welcome departure follows an announcement earlier this month, in which she said: “I have always promised
An academic at University College London (UCL) has resigned over the Academic Board’s advisory resolution calling on the University to “retract and replace” the International Definition of Antisemitism. Lars Fischer, a scholar of Hebrew and Jewish Studies
An academic with a history of promoting conspiracy theories has asserted that “Zionism is racism” and declared his objective “to end Zionism as a functioning ideology of the world”. In
UCL’s Academic Board has passed an advisory resolution calling on the University to “retract and replace” the International Definition of Antisemitism, which UCL adopted in 2019. In December 2019, shortly after UCL adopted
The disgraced peer, Baroness Tonge, has reportedly announced her intention to step down from the House of Lords. She reportedly told the Jewish News: “I have always promised myself and
Campaign Against Antisemitism has submitted evidence to Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights to counter claims that adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism, especially by universities, stifles freedom of expression.
Campaign Against Antisemitism has published a new resource showing antisemitic incidents at universities and whether each institution has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism, with detailed information for each campus. The resource
Labour’s Shadow Communities Secretary has called on all local authorities controlled by his Party, as well as all universities, to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism. Steve Reed made the announcement in a debate
The Football Association, often known by its abbreviation FA, has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. FA chief executive officer Mark Bullingham said in a statement: “Tackling all forms of discrimination and promoting equality
Brentford Football Club has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. Kevin Coleman, the Championship club’s Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion said: “Through the adoption of this definition, we aim to increase the understanding of antisemitism
During an online commemoration event for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, five German companies issued a joint declaration against antisemitism and racism in the country. Borussia Dortmund, Daimler, Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche
Baroness Tonge has blamed the rise in antisemitism on actions of Israeli Government, again. In a debate called by CAA honorary patron Baroness Deech over the adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism
Staffordshire University has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The adoption comes after a call from the Education Secretary for universities to adopt the Definition. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Liz Barnes, said: “At Staffordshire University we
A US college which was at the centre of a row over antisemitism and failing to protect the rights of Jewish students has reached an agreement with the complainant and
Watford Football Club has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. In a statement, the Championship club said: “Through the adoption of this definition, we aim to increase the understanding of antisemitism within our supporters,
The University of Oxford has reiterated its 2016 adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism. The reiteration comes after a call from the Education Secretary for universities to adopt the Definition. Recently, Birmingham, Lancaster, Cambridge, Manchester Metropolitan and Buckingham New Universities have
Campaign Against Antisemitism is submitting a complaint to Ofcom regarding a segment on Channel 4 News that aired last night that was devoted to criticism of the International Definition of Antisemitism. Speakers during the segment
Two colleagues of Prof. David Feldman’s at the Pears Institute for the Study of Antisemitism at Birkbeck have joined Campaign Against Antisemitism in slamming him for opposing the International Definition of Antisemitism. Recently, our Chief
The European Democrat Students (EDS) has passed a motion to tackle antisemitism through the adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism. The pan-European official student organisation of the European People’s
The European Union approved a declaration on antisemitism this week calling on member states to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism if they have not yet done so. The declaration,
Sheffield United is the only football club of the Premier League’s twenty member clubs to refuse to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism. The Premier League and the other nineteen clubs adopted the Definition yesterday,
The Premier League has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. It is hoped that this adoption will enable the Premier League to identify and discipline anti-Jewish racism among players and employees, and will
A resolution seeking to combat campus antisemitism at Florida State University (FSU) has finally been passed following multiple “shameful attempts to derail and distort” it by opponents. The resolution, which included
The University of Birmingham has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The adoption comes after a call from the Education Secretary for universities to adopt the Definition. Recently, Lancaster, Cambridge, Manchester Metropolitan and Buckingham New Universities have adopted the Definition. Campaign
King’s College London’s (KCL) branch of the University and College Union (UCU) has passed a motion calling on the University to revoke its adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism two years ago.
Antisemitism is a threat to civilisation, according to Albania’s Prime Minister, who made the statement within days of his Government adopting the International Definition of Antisemitism. Speaking at a forum
Manchester Metropolitan University and Buckingham New University have both reportedly adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. Buckingham New University’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Nick Braisby reportedly said: “Antisemitism is repugnant. It is a form of racism,
Lancaster University has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism after a campaign by Jewish students. The University agreed to adopt the Definition at a meeting of the University Council on 20th November. The University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor
A Chicago suburb is the latest American town to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism. Forest Park, Illinois, adopted the Definition at a village council meeting on 9th November. The
Following an hour-long presentation from Holocaust survivor Man Eisen, Orillia’s City Council unanimously approved the adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism on 9th October. The recent move comes as
Ontario’s Government has insisted that it has adopted the entire International Definition of Antisemitism, including all of the integral examples. There have been claims recently that the Canadian province did
The University of Cambridge has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The adoption of the Definition was reportedly agreed at a meeting of the University’s General Board on 4th November. Last month, the
The student government of Pace University in New York City adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism on 28th October. Within the resolution, the student government is described as a forum
More than 1,000 Muslim leaders from around the world have agreed to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism. According to a report in Al Arabiya, the Global Imams Council also
In what is seen as a game-changing move, Bahrain and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding on combating antisemitism, including anti-Zionist antisemitism. At the signing on 22nd
Jewish students at Lancaster University have pledged that they “will not stop” campaigning until their university adopts the International Definition of Antisemitism. After the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, reiterated his call on universities to adopt
Expectations of an acrimonious debate came to nothing as Hastings Borough Council adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism almost unanimously. With the exception of Cllr Leah Levane, who abstained, it is understood that
Albania has adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism. The country’s Parliament adopted the Definition last Thursday ahead of the upcoming Balkans Forum Against Antisemitism conference, which the Parliament is organising in conjunction with Jewish groups. Albania
The Argentine Football Association (AFA), which governs all Argentinian club activity, adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism on 8th October in a move to combat discrimination in the sport. The
Academics have reportedly protested a call by the Education Secretary for universities to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism. Gavin Williamson wrote a letter to university heads calling on their institutions to adopt the Definition after a study showed
Mendip District Council in Somerset has voted unanimously to reject the adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism. The matter came before the Council in February of this year but a vote
A new book appears to confirm that Jeremy Corbyn’s allies were worried about the Labour Party adopting the International Definition of Antisemitism in 2018 because Mr Corbyn, then the Leader of the Party, would
Campaign Against Antisemitism has provided our new ground-breaking report on adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism by local authorities to the Rt Hon. Robert Jenrick MP, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and
