#NoIHRA News Updates

Here’s a non-exhaustive list of news coverage and analysis from the No IHRA campaign.

 

News stories

27 March 2023, CBC Winnipeg - Winnipeg human rights committee needs 'more discussion' before adopting antisemitism definition: chair

17 November 2022, CBC Radio Vancouver - Vancouver council voted to adopt a controversial definition of antisemitism last night

14 November 2022, CBC - Human rights advocates oppose Vancouver motion to adopt controversial definition of antisemitism

13 November, 2022, Vancouver Sun - Vancouver council to consider adoption of controversial definition of antisemitism

15 December 2021, The Forward - At Canada’s top university, leading Jewish groups lose an antisemitism battle

12 December 2021, Canadian Jewish News - A new Canadian Jewish faculty group opposes the IHRA definition of antisemitism

23 April 2021, Al Jazeera - IHRA ‘misrepresents’ own definition of anti-Semitism, says report

19 March 2021, Canadian Press - NDP membership wades into debate over controversial definition of anti-Semitism

25 November 2020, CBC News - Irwin Cotler named special envoy for Holocaust remembrance and the fight against anti-Semitism

13 September 2020, The Forward - Dear Facebook: Please Don’t Adopt the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

17 August 2020, Canadian Jewish Record - Barrie Withdraws IHRA Definition, Cites Need for 'Consultation'

28 January 2020, Canadian Press - Montreal City Councillor Withdraws Motion Defining Antisemitism Amid Criticism
28 January 2020, CityNews Montreal - Antisemitism Definition Put on Hold
23 January 2020, CityNews Montreal - Jewish Group Rejects Proposed Definition of 'Antisemitism' 
26 July 2019, Mondoweiss - In victory for activists, Vancouver city council votes against adopting IHRA antisemitism definition
25 July 2019, Jerusalem Post - Antisemitism vote in Vancouver City Council Delayed
23 July 2019, Georgia Strait - Open letter to Mayor Kennedy Stewart and councillors about motion on antisemitism
20 July 2019, Georgia Strait - Two Jewish Canadians fear freedom to condemn Israel’s brutal occupation today may be hate speech tomorrow
11 July 2019, Socialist Project - Canada Joins Campaign to Stifle Criticism of Israel
28 June 2019, Electronic Intifada - Canada adopts Israel lobby’s contested definition of anti-Semitism
27 June 2019, National Post - There's a debate over Canada's new definition of anti-Semitism, and it might sound strangely familiar





Campaign Press releases


7 February 2023 - 30+ Civil Society Groups to Canadian Heritage: Ditch Controversial Antisemitism Definition from Granting Procedures

26 November 2021 - Canadian Association of University Teachers Says No to Academic Censorship on Palestine

10 June 2021 - IJV Denounces the CAQ for Unilaterally Adopting the Divisive and Controversial IHRA Antisemitism Definition in Quebec

25 March 2021 - IJV Welcomes New Antisemitism Definition Signed by 200 Global Experts

29 January 2021 - IJV-Montreal Statement on CDN-NDG Borough Adoption of IHRA Antisemitism Definition

10 December 2020 - Jews Across the Globe Applaud Statement by Palestinian and Arab Academics, Journalists and Intellectuals

25 November 2020, Independent Jewish Voices - IJV Deeply Troubled by Irwin Cotler’s Appointment as Special Envoy on Combatting Antisemitism

10 August 2020, Independent Jewish Voices - Jewish Group Applauds Barrie City Council for Abandoning Controversial Antisemitism Definition
25 February 2020, Independent Jewish Voices - Flawed Definition of Antisemitism Comes to Queen’s Park: Jewish Group Urges MPPs to Reject Bill 168
28 January 2020, Independent Jewish Voices - Jewish Group Applauds Montreal City Council for Abandoning Controversial Definition of Antisemitism
11 December 2019, Independent Jewish Voices - Ontario Parliamentarian Follows in Trump’s Footsteps, Introduces Bill Equating Criticism of Israel with Antisemitism
18 November 2019, Independent Jewish Voices - Jewish Group Applauds Calgary Councillors for Rejecting Controversial Antisemitism Re-definition
26 July 2019, Independent Jewish Voices - Vancouver City Council Rejects Misguided Definition Of Antisemitism
26 June 2019, Independent Jewish Voices - IJV Urges The Canadian Government To Reconsider Its Use Of The IHRA Definition Of Antisemitism






Analysis

18 November 2022, The Toronto Star - Why the definition of antisemitism has become such a polarizing issue

26 August 2021, Independent Jewish Voices - Fearmongering & Gatekeeping: A Critical Analysis of the National Summit on Antisemitism

12 January 2021 - Progressive Israel Network Groups Oppose Codification of IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, Citing Strong Potential for Misuse

28 December 2020, 972 Magazine - In Canada, the IHRA definition has begun to stifle pro-Palestinian voices

10 December 2020, Times of Israel - Steering the Biden Administration Wrong on anti-Semitism

9 December 2020, Times of Israel - Who’s against adopting the IHRA antisemitism definition?

29 November 2020, The Guardian - Palestinian rights and the IHRA definition of antisemitism

18 November 2020, Passage - Anti-Palestinian Racism is Behind the IHRA’s Antisemitism Definition

18 November 2020, Canadian Jewish Record - It’s Not About Antisemitism, It’s About Free Speech

7 November 2020, The Toronto Star - Is the IHRA Definition the Right Way to Fight Anti-Semitism?

29 September 2020, Electronic Intifada - IHRA definition of anti-Semitism silences solidarity