Combatting Antisemitism - 9-25-2025 Part 2

Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism · September 25, 2025

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Deborah Yaffe urges rejection of IHRA and warns of silencing dissent

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Deborah Yaffe (public commenter) said the commission lacks non‑Zionist Jewish representation and that adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition would conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism, "silencing free speech," and requested the commission withdraw its recommendations.

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Public commenters at the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism urged the panel to reject using the IHRA working definition of antisemitism in K–12 guidance, while other speakers urged adoption and stronger school protections; many speakers described recent antisemitic incidents in local schools and debated impacts on free speech and curriculum.

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