Why the IHRA definition of antisemitism is a danger to academic freedom
Mark Ayyash / April 1, 2021 / 4 min read
The IHRA definition of anti-Semitism misconstrues the term to include a broad range of criticism of the State of Israel, targeting decolonial and anti-racist critiques of the policies and practices of the Israeli state. Such targeted attacks, which primarily impact racialized faculty and students, will have a negative effect on the academic freedom of faculty in the classroom, in their research, and in campus politics more broadly.