Agenda item

The Executive RECOMMENDED to Full Council that the Working Definition of Anti-Semitism (IHRA) and other minority groups, as proposed by the Equality Working Group, be adopted.

The Executive was informed that, at its meeting on 29 June 2022, the Equality Working Group had considered whether the Council should adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of the following non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism:

“Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred towards Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or Non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.”

The Working Group had confirmed its support of the definition and had also noted that this was part of a broader recognition of support of multiculturalism and diversity in the borough, which was supported through the Council’s Equality Strategy and Annual Plan.

RECOMMENDED to Full Council that the Working Definition of Anti-Semitism (IHRA) and other minority groups, as proposed by the Equality Working Group, be adopted.