Costa Rica adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism, joining Latin America’s fight against rising Jew-hatred

Costa Rica adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism, joining Latin America’s fight against rising Jew-hatred

Jewish organizations hailed Costa Rica’s recent decision as a significant milestone in the global fight against Jew-hatred. By Ailin Vilches Arguello, The Algemeiner Costa Rica has formally adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, becoming the sixth country in Latin America to do so as antisemitic rhetoric and anti-Jewish hatred continue to rise across the region. Local authorities ann…

Tackling antisemitism can’t be at the expense of a free and open society - Rationale Magazine

At the heart of the Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism recently released by Jillian Segal, Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, is a flawed definition of ‘antisemitism’ published in 2016 by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Unfortunately, it has since been unthinkingly adopted by many other organisations, including the Australian government in 2021. This is despite the fact that the full title of the …