The IHRA Definition: Origins, Nature and Impact | YouTube

The IHRA Definition: Origins, Nature and Impact | YouTube

This is a recording of a webinar entitled The IHRA Definition: Origins, Nature and Impact, which took place on 23 February 2022, with The Hon. Professor Irwin Cotler. Chair: Marc Polonsky.
The IHRA working definition of antisemitism has been adopted by 33 States, and a wide range of other entities, including regional, and local governments in countries around the world. However, the definition is under sustained attack. Criticisms include contentions that the definition is being given a legal status and significance it should not have, that Jewish victims of discrimination are being treated better than other victims, and that it thwarts criticism of Israel, is adverse to the Palestinians and endangers freedom of expression. There has even been some dispute as to what text was actually adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) in 2016.
This webinar, with one of the world’s leading experts on antisemitism,will clarify the issues.
The Honourable Irwin Cotler PC, OC, OQ is the Founder and Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism, member of the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, Emeritus Professor of Law at McGill University, international human rights lawyer, and counsel to prisoners of conscience. He is a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and longtime Member of Parliament.