How Not to Define Antisemitism

Definition one is the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism (the IHRA definition). Definition two is the  Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (the JDA definition). Definition three is the Nexus Document (the Nexus definition). Definition four is the definition found in T’ruah’s Very Brief Guide to Antisemitism (the T’ruah definition).

Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.

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