Canada’s new definition of anti-Semitism is a threat to campus free speech

September 11, 2019
University Affairs Canada

...Expect more episodes like this in the future. So it’s no wonder that civil liberties organizations across North America are sounding the alarm about the IHRA definition, including the Center for Constitutional Rightsthe American Civil Liberties Unionthe Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association. In fact, even Kenneth Stern, a scholar of anti-Semitism and the IHRA definition’s primary author, now warns that its adoption represents a threat to campus free speech. ...

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