__NUXT_JSONP__("/resources/the-euro", (function(a){return {data:[{article:{slug:"the-euro",id:1900,type:"resource",titre:"The European Commission “Handbook” Promoting the Controversial IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism: A Legal Analysis",date:"2022-04-07",content:"\n\u003Cp\u003EOn 7 January 2021, the European Commission (“EC”) published a “Handbook for the practical use of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism” (hereafter: Handbook), notwithstanding the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffmep.org\u002Fresource\u002Fchallenging-the-ihra-definition-of-antisemitism-expert-views-resources\u002F\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewidespread criticism and concerns\u003C\u002Fa\u003E surrounding the International Holocaust Alliance’s Working Definition of Antisemitism (hereafter: IHRA-WDA) in the last years. As also reflected in its title, the Handbook aims to promote Good Practices in the application of the IHRA-WDA. It contains sections on the IHRA-WDA, presents the 11 Contemporary Examples of Antisemitism attached to it (hereafter: Examples) and lists (alleged) antisemitic incidents. It also offers Good Practices on the use of the IHRA-WDA in various policy areas, including law enforcement, the judiciary and education; and contains a Good Practices checklist.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe ELSC welcomes the critical and comprehensive analysis of the Handbook published by the Belgian NGO coalition 11.11.11 in its briefing paper titled \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002F11.be\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002F2021-03\u002F11briefingpaper_EC_IHRA_handbook.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E“European Commission ‘Handbook’ entrenches controversial IHRA definition of antisemitism”\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. The ELSC’s legal brief presented here builds on and complements this 11.11.11 briefing paper by adding relevant legal analysis to the debate about the Handbook.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESection I\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E of this legal brief provides an overview of the main facts that render the Handbook problematic, namely: \u003Cstrong\u003Ea)\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E the use of the controversial IHRA-WDA Examples to delegitimise criticism of Israeli Government policies; \u003Cstrong\u003Eb)\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E the false equation of anti-Zionism and antisemitism; \u003Cstrong\u003Ec)\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E the designation of boycotts and the BDS movement as inherently antisemitic; \u003Cstrong\u003Ed)\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E the promotion of an agenda of defunding organisations and activities perceived as supporting anti-Zionism and\u002For the BDS movement; and \u003Cstrong\u003Ee)\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E the use unreliable, biased and unverifiable sources to report alleged antisemitic incidents. \u003Cstrong\u003ESection II\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E will analyse these problematic facts in the light of the relevant legal framework and demonstrate that \u003Cstrong\u003Ea) \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003Ethe content of the Handbook amounts to misinformation, according to the definition adopted by the EC itself, as it provides inaccurate and misleading information. Consequently, \u003Cstrong\u003Eb) \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003Ethe authors of the Handbook violated the European Code of Conduct of Research Integrity and the EC failed to properly review the author’s work and prevent these violations; and \u003Cstrong\u003Ec) \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003Eas the publisher and owner of the Handbook,the EC bears the duty and the ability to correct the erroneous and imprecise content.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fres.cloudinary.com\u002Felsc\u002Fimages\u002Fv1649690519\u002FELSC-IHRA-Handbook-Legal-Analysis\u002FELSC-IHRA-Handbook-Legal-Analysis.pdf?_i=AA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\u003EREAD THE LEGAL ANALYSIS\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fres.cloudinary.com\u002Felsc\u002Fimages\u002Fv1649690768\u002FExecutive-Summary-ELSC-IHRA-Handbook-Legal-Analysis\u002FExecutive-Summary-ELSC-IHRA-Handbook-Legal-Analysis.pdf?_i=AA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\u003ERead the executive summary of the legal analysis\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\u002F\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EVisual: Cc \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.flickr.com\u002Fphotos\u002Flibereurope\u002F\"\u003ELIBER Europe\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, European Commission\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n",excerpt:"\u003Cp\u003EOn 7 January 2021, the European Commission (“EC”) published a “Handbook for the practical use of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism” (hereafter: Handbook), notwithstanding the widespread criticism and concerns surrounding the International Holocaust Alliance’s Working Definition of Antisemitism (hereafter: IHRA-WDA) in the last years. As also reflected in its title, the Handbook aims to promote Good Practices in the application of the IHRA-WDA. It contains sections on the IHRA-WDA, presents the 11 Contemporary Examples of Antisemitism attached to it (hereafter: Examples) and lists (alleged) antisemitic incidents. It also offers Good Practices on the use of the IHRA-WDA in various policy areas, including law enforcement, the judiciary and education; and contains a Good Practices checklist.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n",resource_pdf:a,resource_cover:false,related_content:a,featuredMedia:"https:\u002F\u002Fres.cloudinary.com\u002Felsc\u002Fimages\u002Ff_auto,q_auto\u002Fv1649342071\u002FEU-handbook-1\u002FEU-handbook-1.jpg?_i=AA",country:[49],resource_type:[102],dir:"\u002Fresources",path:"\u002Fresources\u002Fthe-euro",extension:".json",createdAt:"2025-02-20T16:16:57.064Z",updatedAt:"2025-02-20T16:16:57.068Z"}}],fetch:{},mutations:void 0}}("")));