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Harvard expands its definition of antisemitism – when does criticism of Israel cross a line?

By Joshua Shanes, Professor of Jewish Studies, College of Charleston

As part of Harvard University’s agreement in response to two federal lawsuits filed by Jewish students alleging antisemitic discrimination, it will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, or IHRA, “working definition” of antisemitism.

This is a definition favored…

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