ISRAEL/PALESTINE: Francesca Albanese explains that Israel cannot invoke the right of self-defense in response to attacks by groups emanating from the occupied territory. That does not mean that the country does not have the right to protect its citizens and respond to Hamas's crimes – but not with war.
HOLOCAUST CENTER: Anti-Semitism is no joke. It seems generally accepted that outbreaks of war and conflict in the Israel-Palestine relationship covariate with the frequency of registered anti-Semitic manifestations.
(May 26, 2016): The following, non-legally binding working definition of anti-Semitism reads: “Anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews that can be expressed as hatred of Jews. Rhetorical ...
NEW STATEMENT: Supporting Israel for better or worse (as through the IHRA's definition, next page) seems more important than the fight against racism. The Jerusalem Declaration is a timely alternative.