Battling the IHRA Definition

Battling the IHRA Definition is a new podcast by the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism.

“The IHRA definition of antisemitism” refers to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. The IHRA definition is used to assert that criticism of Israel and Zionism is antisemitic and discriminatory. In Congress, proposed bills would make the IHRA definition into law, and connect its charges of “antisemitism” to “supporting terror.” They threaten to criminalize protest, defund schools, ban teaching about racism, target BIPOC & Jewish organizations, fire supportive professors, evict students, deport immigrants, undo DEI policies, and excuse genocide. Wherever it is already policy, the IHRA definition is used to smear, defund, and and in some cases criminalize those who oppose racism, colonialism, and genocide, and those who speak up for Palestinian liberation.

In October 2023, the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism held a 2-day convening called “Battling the IHRA Definition: Theory and Activism.” This new podcast will feature recordings of the conference presentation as well as new research and analysis.

Check out our website, https://criticalzionismstudies.org for more resources on the IHRA definition, including a “NO IHRA” toolkit for students, faculty, and staff who are working to stop right wing attacks on universities, knowledge, and communities, attacks that use anti-Palestinian racism as their starting point.

This podcast is another resource to support those who are battling the IHRA definition.