Council voted six to one Wednesday to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance\u0027s working definition of antisemitism as an expression of \u0022hatred toward Jews,\u0022 their property, religious institutions and community facilities through both rhetorical and physical manifestations.
Council voted 6—1 Wednesday to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism as an expression of “hatred toward Jews,” their property, religious institutions and community facilities through both rhetorical and physical manifestations.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.
“Antisemitism has no place in our city and today we take an important step toward a more inclusive and safe society for all,” Sim said in a tweet.Article contentWe are proud to stand with the Jewish community both in Vancouver and around the world. Antisemitism has no place in our city and today we take an important step towards a more inclusive and safe society for all.Councillors who did not vote in favour of the policy, either by opposing it or abstaining, included Couns.
“Synagogues are the only sacred spaces in this city that have to have continuous security for every function and every service that we do,” said Infeld.“I do not accept the dogma that we as Jewish people can only be safe with a nation-state that comes at the cost of displacing an Indigenous people, namely Palestinians, and a state that is insulated from criticism by motions like the IHRA definition,” said Fraser.
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