Asked by Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen if she considers criticism of Israel to be antisemitic , Biden’s nominee for antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt says that she does not. “I don’t think any rational-minded person would think that criticism of Israeli policies is antisemitic ,” Lipstadt says during her confirmation hearing . However, she says that in some instances, criticism of Israel does “ cross the line” into antisemitism . She says IHRA ’s working definition of antisemitism is a “helpful tool.” The classification provides a number of examples for when criticism for Israel does cross that line, such as...