British Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has announced that adopting the IHRA working definition of antisemitism is “essential, not optional” for UK universities. “This is not a box-ticking exercise. It’s a vital tool in tackling antisemitism, because it sends a signal that the university takes these issues really seriously. It is a way of nailing your colours to the mast for all to see, telling everyone, students, staff, that antisemitism has no place anywhere,” Zahawi told the the Holocaust Educational Trust's Lord Merlyn Rees lecture, according to the UK Jewish News. “I am not going to ease up until we see...