Hundreds Of U.S. Cities Have Adopted A New Definition Of Anti-Semitism

People walk past a billboard in Leicester Square, London, which is part of a new campaign by the Campaign Against Antisemitism which is seeking the public’s support against antisemitism. American cities such as Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., El Paso and Wichita have all adopted the definition, as have seven out of the 10 Canadian provinces. KRISTY O’CONNOR/JNS

As of the new year, a total of 1,116 global entities have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Antisemitism. According to the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), this includes 18 U.S. states that adopted the IHRA definition via legislative or executive actions in the course of 2022, bringing the total number to 30.