The Leeds University Union has voted against a motion calling on the British institution to fight anti-Semitism, prompting a university-wide referendum on the subject, JTA reported on Tuesday.
The draft motion submitted by the Leeds University Jewish Society called for the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism. The definition includes some examples of anti-Israel vitriol, but states that criticism of Israel that is comparable to criticism of any other country does not constitute anti-Semitism.
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