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Defining antisemitism: what is the point

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Middle East Centre
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In this talk, Dr Klug and Professor Lavi explore the following questions, among others: What useful role can definitions play in this controversy? Can the IHRA definition perform this role? Does the JDA give better guidance?
Since October 7 2023, the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has led to public protests against Israel and
demands for an immediate ceasefire. In this connection, controversy over antisemitism on campuses across the
globe, including Oxford, has intensified. At the heart of the controversy is the definition of antisemitism published
by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). The definition has been adopted by numerous
states and institutions, including Oxford University. The seminar will raise the following issues, among others:
What useful role can definitions play in this controversy? Can the IHRA definition perform this role? Is it, in
practice, used in a partisan way? Does the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism (JDA) give better guidance?
More fundamentally, can a clear line be drawn between antisemitic and non-antisemitic critique of Israel, or is
there a deep ambiguity in the phenomenon itself?

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Middle East Centre
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Brian Klug
Shai Lavi
Eugene Rogan
Keywords
middle east
philosophy
antisemitism
IHRA
JDA
Department: Middle East Centre
Date Added: 19/12/2024
Duration: 01:12:29

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