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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Antisemitism definition used by UK universities leading to ‘unreasonable’ accusations

Rear view of students in a lecture theatre.
The IHRA definition has been adopted by most universities, with former education secretary Gavin Williamson threatening them with funding cuts if they failed to do so. Photograph: skynesher/Getty Images

An antisemitism definition adopted by most UK universities has come under fire in a report, which ​says it has led to 40 cases being brought against students, academics, unions, and societies – 38 of whom have been cleared.

The remaining two cases have yet to conclude, meaning that none of the allegations – all based on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition – have been substantiated, according to the analysis by the European Legal Support Center (ELSC) and the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (Brismes).

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