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| Mayor orders New York City to use IHRA definition of antisemitism |
| 2025-06-09 |
| [IsraelTimes] New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces an executive order to recognize the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism. The order directs city agencies to use the IHRA definition to identify and address incidents of antisemitism, the mayor’s office says. Adams’s office also says he is introducing legislation to the city council, calling on the council to codify the IHRA definition. The IHRA definition of antisemitism has been adopted by groups and governments worldwide, but is contested because it covers some examples of anti-Israel rhetoric, such as denying the Jewish people the right to self determination. Last month, Adams announced a new task force under his purview aimed at combating antisemitism, responding to major spikes in antisemitic hate crimes in New York City in recent years. The Office to Combat Antisemitism is the first of its kind in a major US city. The mayor is seeking re-election in November, and has petitioned to run on an “EndAntisemitism” ballot line. Israel and Jewish issues are prominent topics in the high-profile race for the city’s Democratic party mayoral primary later this month. Adams is running as an independent. Related: Eric Adams 05/27/2025 73 arrested in Seaside Heights during Memorial Day weekend mayhem Eric Adams 05/25/2025 New York City Faces the Threat of an Antisemitic Mayor Eric Adams 05/19/2025 50,000 march in NYC’s annual Israel parade centered on the plight of the hostages Related: IHRA definition of antisemitism 05/15/2025 New York City mayor opens new task force aimed at combating antisemitism IHRA definition of antisemitism 04/16/2025 London cop who worked in hate crimes unit sacked for antisemitic posts after Oct. 7 IHRA definition of antisemitism 03/15/2025 Mahmoud Khalil roundup: Khalil worked at UNRWA, got ‘rigorous security clearance’ as British gov staffer years before protests |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 ^They didn't have a Covenant with G*d. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2025-06-09 10:28 |
| #2 The fulfillment of the right of national self-determination in the State of Israel is unique to the Jewish people. As I recall, that didn't go well for the Native Americans |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-06-09 08:06 |
| #1 Outstanding. The right of Israel to exist must be protected at all levels of US government, not just Congress. Israel's Basic Law proclaims the right of Israel to exist. Denying this right is a hate crime and must be prosecuted as such. No matter which country you're in in the world. The State of Israel a) Israel is the historic homeland of the Jewish people in which the State of Israel was established. b) The state of Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people, in which it fulfills its natural, religious, and historic right to self-determination. c) The fulfillment of the right of national self-determination in the State of Israel is unique to the Jewish people. |
| Posted by: Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 2025-06-09 04:56 |