Campaign Against Antisemitism has long campaigned for the widespread adoption of the International Definition of Antisemitism, which was adopted by the Government in 2016. Since then, we have asked universities to adopt it too, and apply it in any disciplinary proceedings. As antisemitism rises on campuses around the country, successive Secretaries of State for Education have demanded that universities waste no more time in adopting the Definition.
The Definition is so important because in order to successfully fight hatred, it is first necessary to define and identify it. We provide assistance to students and academics seeking to persuade their university or students’ union to adopt the Definition, and we also provide assistance to universities and students’ unions seeking to adopt or use the Definition, and we have even commissioned a legal opinion from expert counsel to help their deliberations. If you would like to know more about how we can help you, please contact us.
The campaign for universities to adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism is one that has been championed by a large number of student activists determined that their universities should defend their Jewish students and academics, politicians who are disgusted by antisemitism in higher education, and organisations including the Union of Jewish Students, the Office of the Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism, the Community Security Trust, the Jewish Leadership Council, and others, in addition to Campaign Against Antisemitism.
