More than 100 councils have rejected consistent government calls to adopt an international definition of anti-Semitism, Telegraph analysis reveals. Nearly a third of all local authorities in the UK have not outlined a commitment to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism and its 11 listed examples. They include holding Jews responsible for the actions of Israel and comparing Israeli policy to the Nazis. The lack of take-up has been criticised as “absolutely unacceptable” during “a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise across the country”. According to a Telegraph freedom of information request, nine councils reported adopting...
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