How a controversial definition of antisemitism is making its way into state laws — from banning masks to training cops (The Forward)
“Many of the new state laws build on previous resolutions endorsing the IHRA definition, integrating it into codes of conduct at universities and public K-12 schools. That could give administrators more leeway to classify ambiguous incidents as antisemitic — and discipline students accordingly. ‘Once you’ve adopted the IHRA definition, there really isn’t any question. You’re going to shut down all sorts of free speech,’ said Lara Friedman, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace. ‘You say ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine is free’ — done, you’re guilty of antisemitism. You say that Israel is a racist state — done, antisemitism.’”