South Carolina to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism

• Published date: 18 April 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The bill passed in the state's senate unanimously, having already passed the state's house of representatives unanimously last May. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has already expressed his support for the bill

The IHRA definition includes as an example of antisemitism "denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor."

Definition has been adopted by many other states, groups

The IHRA definition has been embraced by more than 1,200 entities around the world, including 35 US states, 91 US cities and municipalities, the US State Department, and President Biden's National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, as...