Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the proposed official definition of anti-semitism will include criticism of the government of Israel.

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism adopted by Her Majesty’s Government does not preclude criticism of Israel. As the definition makes clear, criticism of Israel similar to that levelled against any other country cannot be regarded as anti-Semitic.

The full text of the working definition of anti-Semitism and examples (attached) can be found

at: http://european-forum-on-antisemitism.org/report/working-definition-antisemitism-ihra