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Parkland advances ordinance adopting IHRA definition of antisemitism after unanimous first-reading vote
Summary
The City of Parkland commission voted unanimously on first reading to add the IHRA working definition of antisemitism to city code after multiple residents and faith leaders urged adoption, stressing that the measure clarifies when speech crosses into hate and does not restrict First Amendment rights.
The City of Parkland advanced an ordinance on first reading to incorporate the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism into the city code, a measure commissioners passed unanimously after public testimony.
Staff said the amendment adopts the state-aligned definition and includes language that it is not intended to infringe on First Amendment protections. Commissioner…
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