>>the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of anti semitism
This one (which I got off Wkipedia)?
>>the definition of the International Holocaust Research Alliance (IHLA) working definition:
Anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of anti-Semitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.
This is a working definition only and not legally binding. It confusingly refers also to non-Jews and doesn’t tackle a basic problem – there are several Semitic peoples, in addition to Jews. Other victims of the Nazis such as pacifists, homosexuals and Slavs need to be covered in a different and all-embracing definition of “hatred”.
I can understand why anyone would hesitate before committing something so vague. Anti-Semitism is a euphemism for anti-Jew.
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