Addressing the issue requires nuanced, case-by-case consideration of specific attitudes expressed in specific words.
Universities like Harvard have been struggling with how to define and combat antisemitism while protecting academic freedom and freedom of speech.
That’s why the argument about the definition of antisemitism is so difficult to resolve: It requires nuanced, case-by-case consideration of specific attitudes expressed in specific words. And in our current moment, nuance and specificity are in short supply, especially when it comes to Israel and its war in Gaza, fought in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
No one is much troubled by that first part of the IHRA definition. And indeed, no one seems bothered that the IHRA goes on to say that “criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic.” That is, the IHRA acknowledges the point I made earlier, namely that not all criticism of Israel is automatically antisemitic.
These counter-arguments show that the IHRA examples might not be be instances of antisemitism — but also that they could be. They demonstrate the necessity of careful analysis, not generalities, when it comes to antisemitism.
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