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Illustrative The opening day session of the Kentucky State Legislature in Frankfort, Jan. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
JTA For the first time, a US state has officially adopted a definition of anti-Semitism that has ignited debates worldwide over the extent to which criticism of Israel should be considered anti-Semitic.
Lawmakers in Kentucky voted to adopt the definition developed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Association, known as IHRA, on Wednesday as part of a broad resolution aimed at condemning anti-Semitism.
The hearing and vote, which was unanimous, came as a surprise to the state legislature’s only Jewish member, according to the Louisville Courier Journal. But state Senator Karen Berg quickly signed on as a co-sponsor.
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