Can
you recall the number times the proponents of the adoption of the
International
Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of
antisemitism assured everybody that in no way would it hinder any
genuine criticism of Israeli policies against the Palestinians?
Tower Hamlets council staff cancelled a charity event raising funds in aid
of Palestinian children because they alleged that there was a “real
risk” that the event and its organisers could be seen to have
breached the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA)
working definition of antisemitism because of references on their
website to Israel's apartheid and ethnic cleansing policies. A situation made worse by the Tower Hamlets council
staff insisting upon keeping their reasons for their cancellation
secret.
One
official said there were concerns “not least because of the recent
furour [sic] within the Labour party over Anti Semitism”.
So those who said the guidelines would be used against critics of
Israeli government policy, despite assurances to the contrary, have
been vindicated.
But
will the advocates of those guidelines now express condemnation of
its mis-use? Will are all those organisations condemning the Labour
Party of anti-semitism because of the reluctance to accept the IHRA
guidelines now speak up in its defence since the concern of their
implementation has been shown to have been sincere?
I think we all know the answer.
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Needless to say, that there are those who purportedly champion the Palestinian who are tainted with anti-Semitism.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/03/rosena-allin-khan-israel-children-hospital-human-rights
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