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Professor Arie Zuckerman (left) and Professor Uriya Shavit (right) present Israeli President Isaac Herzog with a new, more positive report on anti-Semitism called “Positive Trends in Fighting Anti-Semitism and Radicalization around the World.” Credit: Rafael Ben-Menashe/TAU.

Some positive political, cultural trends in battling anti-Semitism in past year, report finds

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The Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University presented an inaugural report on “Positive Trends in Fighting Anti-Semitism and Radicalization around the World” to Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday,...
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UN approves Israeli resolution combating Holocaust denial

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The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday adopted an Israeli-sponsored resolution that condemns denial and distortion of the Holocaust. The resolution—co-sponsored by Germany, and backed by the United States, Russia and many other countries—affirms that the...
Polish President Andrzej Duda. Credit: Grabowski Foto/Shutterstock.

Israeli envoy to return to Poland after several months, cites contact from Warsaw

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Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday it would return the country’s chargé d’affaires to Poland following “signals” from Warsaw that it was seeking reconciliation. Tal Ben-Ari Yaalon was recalled by the ministry in August for...
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Brazil, with its large Jewish community, joins IHRA as observer country

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Brazil joined the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) last month as an observer country, the government announced in a released statement. The IHRA unites governments, international organizations and experts who have the common goal of combating...
A graphic of the teams in Italy’s Serie A soccer league. Source: Football Italia.

Top Italian soccer league adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

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Italy’s premier soccer league, Serie A, has agreed to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism. It made the announcement at a conference called “The Fight Against Anti-Semitism in Football: European Agreements,” the Italian-language...
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan addressing the Security Council. Oct. 19, 2021. Credit: Screenshot.

Israeli ambassador urges UN to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

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Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations and the United States, Gilad Erdan, met on Wednesday with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres and the U.N. Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)’s anti-Semitism envoy Miguel Moratinos to encourage the...
Irwin Cotler in 2012. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Canada will make special envoy on anti-Semitism permanent position

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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his government will make the special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combating anti-Semitism a permanent position and bolster the role with more resources. Trudeau made the announcement...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Anti-Semitism, Oct. 13, 2021. Credit: Shahar Azran.

Israeli president calls on all countries to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday called on the world to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism. Addressing the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Anti-Semitism, he said that the...
Assembly of Madrid. Source: Wikimedia Commons

Madrid Assembly officially adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

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The Madrid Assembly, the local parliament of Spain’s main region, adopted on Friday the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism. In addition, the Assembly demanded that the country’s national parliament adopt legislation...
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3,000-plus pro-Israel lawyers ask European countries to skip Durban conference

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A global network of more than 3,000 pro-Israel lawyers and activists is asking European countries to withdraw their participation from an upcoming event marking the 20th anniversary of the Durban Conference, reported The Jerusalem Post. The...