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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't have an issue with this. The IHRA definition has long been used by the State Department and Executive Branch as part of efforts to battle antisemitism.

This legislation now proscribes what "anti-Semitism" means when Department of Education is undertaking a review of a title IV complaint of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and formally adopts the IHRA's "working definition." The issue with the Civil Rights Act is that it does not address religious discrimination.

Here is the IHRA's working definition + illustrative examples:

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Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.

To guide IHRA in its work, the following examples may serve as illustrations:

Manifestations might include the targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity. However, criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as anti-Semitic. Antisemitism frequently charges Jews with conspiring to harm humanity, and it is often used to blame Jews for “why things go wrong.” It is expressed in speech, writing, visual forms and action, and employs sinister stereotypes and negative character traits.

Contemporary examples of antisemitism in public life, the media, schools, the workplace, and in the religious sphere could, taking into account the overall context, include, but are not limited to:

-Calling for, aiding, or justifying the killing or harming of Jews in the name of a radical ideology or an extremist view of religion.
-Making mendacious, dehumanizing, demonizing, or stereotypical allegations about Jews as such or the power of Jews as collective — such as, especially but not exclusively, the myth about a world Jewish conspiracy or of Jews controlling the media, economy, government or other societal institutions.
-Accusing Jews as a people of being responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a single Jewish person or group, or even for acts committed by non-Jews.
Denying the fact, scope, mechanisms (e.g. gas chambers) or intentionality of the genocide of the Jewish people at the hands of National Socialist Germany and its supporters and accomplices during World War II (the Holocaust).
-Accusing the Jews as a people, or Israel as a state, of inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust.
-Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jews worldwide, than to the interests of their own nations.
-Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor.
-Applying double standards by requiring of it a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation.
-Using the symbols and images associated with classic antisemitism (e.g., claims of Jews killing Jesus or blood libel) to characterize Israel or Israelis.
-Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.
-Holding Jews collectively responsible for actions of the state of Israel.

Antisemitic acts are criminal when they are so defined by law (for example, denial of the Holocaust or distribution of antisemitic materials in some countries).

Criminal acts are antisemitic when the targets of attacks, whether they are people or property – such as buildings, schools, places of worship and cemeteries – are selected because they are, or are perceived to be, Jewish or linked to Jews.

Antisemitic discrimination is the denial to Jews of opportunities or services available to others and is illegal in many countries.[/i][/quote]

What Congress should do is pass reciprocal legislation for Muslims. [/quote]

state dept demographics (esp on the 7th floor) and executive branch demographics (cabinet level especially) are not unbiased spaces.

My issues with the IHRA is jews shouldn't get a special carveout that us hate speech and [b]civil rights laws already offer protections to all. [/b]

tbh this is all a moot point anyways because you can pass all the laws you want but the attitudes have permanently shifted by generation. [/quote]

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act does NOT extend its protections based on religion. This is the source of the problems.

Religious discrimination is supposed to be covered by the 1st Amendment, but it's a much bigger hill to get a 1st Amendment investigation undertaken by DoJ. Whereas Dept of Ed must undertake a Civil Right Act investigation when an allegation filed.

The right thing for Congress to do is re-open the Civil Rights Act and amend Title VI to cover religious discrimination.[/quote]

So a private religious school will not be able to deny admission to a child who is not a member of the said religion?[/quote]

Maybe the federal government should get out of business with subsidizing religious schools?

I'm OK with that. [/quote]

Tell the supreme court- the government has to subsidize religious schools if they subsidize private schools [/quote]

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