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“We’ll make sure Oklahoma continues to lead with strength and moral clarity when it comes to our religious freedoms,” Gov. Kevin Stitt told JNS.
The decision follows the Jewish state assuming the rotating presidency of the alliance.
“Oklahoma is taking a firm, unapologetic stand,” said Republican state representative Emily Gise. “Hate has no home here.”
Michal Cotler-Wunsh: “The IHRA definition of antisemitism is the most critical resource. If we can’t identify it, we cannot combat the unleashed tsunami of Jew-hatred.”
The hate crimes detective compared Netanyahu to Hitler and denied the Oct. 7 massacre.
“It is hereby declared that antisemitism and antisemitic acts are against the public policy of this state,” the bill text states.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security told JNS that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is relying on the widely-used working definition of antisemitism.
The managing director of Yale’s new Program for the Study of Antisemitism told the school’s student paper that “many Jews are uncomfortable” with the widely-adopted working definition.
“The relative slowdown in new IHRA adoptions highlights the need for reinvigorated policy action,” stated the Combat Antisemitism Movement.
The gathering brought together envoys of IHRA member states and representatives of organizations dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust.
“Oklahoma stands with our Jewish communities and will not tolerate hatred disguised as political discourse,” the bills’ author said.
“Antisemitism and the scourge we’re seeing all over the country is not welcome here,” a senior adviser at the Combat Antisemitism Movement said.
