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What is the IHRA definition of Antisemitism?

1,137 views · Published 19 August 2018 · 4:12 · Indexed 4 November 2026

Channel: Proletarian TV · 2018 · Education

What is the IHRA definition of Antisemitism, and why won't Labour and Jeremy Corbyn accept it?

The definition of antisemitism is remarkably simple and takes about 15 words at most. It is hostility to Jews because they are Jews.

This 'international' definition, over which there is so much media pressure and haranguing of the Labour Party and Jeremy Corbyn in particular is about 500 words, and seeks to define as antisemitic:

1. All criticism of Israel
2. Any comparison of the crimes of Israel to the Crimes of Fascism / Nazism
3. Any discussion or questioning of the relative significance of the Jewish Holocaust with with other war crimes and ethnic cleansing
4. Any questioning of the justice of the existence of a Jewish State or 'right of jewish national self-determination'.
5. Exposing the apartheid nature of Israel.

Tony Greenstein explains where the definition first came from, why its so long and has so many examples and what some of those examples actually mean.

See his whole presentation here: https://www.facebook.com/cpgbml/videos/510765912702662/

Acceptance by all political parties and institutions paves the way to enshrinement in Law.

Outlawing criticism and increasing censorship of political opposition go hand in hand, and signal the loss of faith of the ruling class in 'democratic' means. It is in fact a sign that they are beginning to loose their grip on the information war.

Freedom of speech (to speak out against racism and imperialism) is being challenged in Britain today. Ironically it is being challenged in the name of anti-racism. Control information and control the minds of the people. That is how our 'free press' works.

How many times have you heard that our politicians and parliament are waging war in the name of "freedom, democracy and human rights"? How many times have you heard them uphold our "free press" as the touchstone of our "freedom of speech", as the "guarantee of democracy" in "western civilisation". Well the current row is plainly undermining the remaining foundations of these hollow declarations.

But the Hypocrisy is pretty plain for all to see: Criticising Apartheid is not Racist! Defending Apartheid IS Racist!

If we cannot criticise apartheid, if we cannot criticise aggressive war, it is the beginning of the end for the small opportunity that social media has represented to disseminate objective information even to a small audience.

But the truth will not be easily suppressed.

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