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Source: https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-jewish-establishment-groups-put-up-a-fight-against-new-antisemitism-definitions-1.9772882

Jewish Groups Oppose New Anti-Semitism Definitions

(Ha'aretz) Ben Samuels - Several leading American-Jewish organizations have begun to fight back against efforts to incorporate new definitions in the U.S. government's fight against anti-Semitism. Rabbi Andrew Baker, the American Jewish Committee's director of international Jewish affairs, told Ha'aretz that the current IHRA working definition has proven to be a useful and effective tool for identifying anti-Semitism. Baker said the new "Jerusalem Declaration on Anti-Semitism" largely serves to shield any anti-Zionist expression from being labeled as anti-Semitic.

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