On episode 66, we speak with sociologist and activist Sheryl Nestel about the impact that the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Anti-Semitism (IHRA) has had on Canadian activists, academics and students.

Promoted by Israel and its lobby, the IHRA definition conflates criticism of Israel, on the one hand, with anti-Jewish bigotry, on the other. It has become the Israel lobby’s key weapon in North America and Europe to enforce censorship about Israel’s crimes against Palestinians.

Nestel co-authored a brand-new report, “Unveiling the Chilly Climate: The Suppression of Speech on Palestine in Canada,” as a project of Independent Jewish Voices Canada.

Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/podcast-ep-66-how-anti-semitism-smears-impact-palestine-activists