Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (right). Photo: Wiki Commons.
JNS.org – Several Democratic lawmakers are circulating a letter urging the Biden administration to consider using alternatives to the official International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.
The letter, addressed to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, is being circulated by Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Andy Levin (D-Mich.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.).
“Two new definitions of antisemitism have been formulated and embraced by the Jewish community since the IHRA adopted a non-legally binding definition of antisemitism in 2016,” read the letter. “While the IHRA definition can be informative, in order to most effectively combat antisemitism, we should use all of the best tools at our disposal.”
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