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AJC Praises Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis For Endorsing International Antisemitism Definition

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Friday, November 8, 2019
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NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris praised Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for endorsing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris praised Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for endorsing the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism.
  • AJC, the leading global Jewish advocacy organization, has long advocated for adoption by European governments of the working definition as a vital tool to mobilize against antisemitism.
  • The IHRA definition, adopted by the alliance's 31-member states in 2016, is based on the 2005 European Monitoring Centre (EUMC) Working Definition.
  • For more information download a copy of the AJC publication, The Working Definition of Antisemitism: What Does It Mean, Why Is It Important and What Should We Do With It?

AJC Welcomes French President Macron's Endorsement of Anti-Semitism Definition

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019
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PARIS, Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- American Jewish Committee (AJC) praised French President Emmanuel Macron's call tonight for France to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of anti-Semitism.

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  • PARIS, Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- American Jewish Committee (AJC) praised French President Emmanuel Macron's call tonight for France to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of anti-Semitism.
  • AJC, the global Jewish advocacy organization, has long advocated for adoption by European governments of the working definition as a vital tool to mobilize against anti-Semitism.
  • "President Macron's declaration endorsing the working definition is critically important and most welcome," said Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, Director of AJC Europe, who attended the CRIF dinner.
  • AJC worked closely over a decade ago with the EUMC in developing this working definition as a tool for monitors and law-enforcement officials.

Joint statement by First Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Jourová welcoming the Council Declaration on the fight against Antisemitism

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Thursday, December 6, 2018
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Today the Council unanimously adopted a declaration on the fight against antisemitism and the development of a common security approach to better protect Jewish communities and institutions.

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  • Today the Council unanimously adopted a declaration on the fight against antisemitism and the development of a common security approach to better protect Jewish communities and institutions.
  • This declaration invites Member States and the Commission to take concrete steps to better protect the Jewish community in Europe and to continue their fight against Antisemitism.
  • In January 2017 Commissioner Jourov endorsed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition on Antisemitism as a useful tool for educational purposes in countering Antisemitism.
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    Council Declaration

    EU actions against Antisemitism

    Fundamental Rights Agency on Antisemitism

AJC Praises U.S. Education Department Use of Anti-Semitism Working Definition

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018
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NEW YORK, Sept. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --AJC salutes the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights decision to employ the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Anti-Semitism when examining questions of anti-Semitism on college campuses under Title VI.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --AJC salutes the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights decision to employ the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Anti-Semitism when examining questions of anti-Semitism on college campuses under Title VI.
  • "The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition is widely used by governmental agencies, including the U.S. Department of State, and is used by OCR as well."
  • AJC has long maintained that the Working Definition is an important educational tool in identifying anti-Semitism in all its various manifestations.
  • AJC was involved in the original drafting of the definition 14 years ago and continues to urge European governments to adopt it.