Wisconsin lawmakers are weighing whether to adopt a resolution that would enshrine the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism into state law, Wisconsin Public Radio reported on Monday.
The bill would require state and local governments to use the IHRA definition of antisemitism when determining cases of discrimination and resulting disciplinary actions.
“In the last 18 months, the world has witnessed a disturbing and unprecedented surge in antisemitic rhetoric, violence and harassment,” wrote the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation in a letter. “The IHRA working definition of antisemitism has emerged as a vital tool in this fight.”
Currently, 37 states and Washington, D.C., have adopted the definition.
