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ABC and SBS refuse to adopt antisemitism definition used by royal commission
Public broadcasts won’t use International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition, which some claim conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism
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The ABC has chosen not to adopt the definition of antisemitism used by the royal commission into social cohesion and will use its internal editorial guidance on hate speech instead, in order to maintain its independence.
The royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion announced in February that the inquiry would apply the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.
The royal commission was established in the wake of December’s Bondi antisemitic terror attack, in which two gunmen opened fire on Jews attending a beachside Hanukah celebration, killing 15 people and injuring 40 others.
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Definition of antisemitism is the starting point for getting rid of it
Both the ABC and SBS are to be commended for pushing back against Jillian Segal’s demand to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism (“ABC, SBS reject federal government, special envoy’s definition of antisemitism”, May 19). The core definition of antisemitism is undoubtedly accepted by the ABC, SBS and the broader community. However, accepting that criticism of Israel is antisemitic will undermine efforts to rid our society of this prejudice. The Executive Council of Australian Jewry should recognise this, rather than deride the pushback as ludicrous. People in my orbit do not support Israel’s destruction of Gaza or the advancement of West Bank settlements, yet simultaneously fiercely oppose racial hatred of Jews, which is the simple definition of antisemitism. For Segal to recommend that institutions such as the ABC and SBS have funds withheld just for protecting their journalistic integrity brings her capacity as special envoy to combat antisemitism into question. Bruce Hall, Avalon
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