Jewish leaders urge Edinburgh University to uphold antisemitism definition
by Severin Carrell, Harriet Sherwood and Richard Adam from World news | The Guardian on (#6YYWN)
Institution has said it is reviewing its support for IHRA's definition as critics argue it restricts freedom of speech
Jewish leaders have urged the University of Edinburgh to uphold a controversial definition of antisemitism after the institution revealed it was reviewing its support for it.
The university said on Sunday it could unadopt the internationally recognised definition written by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), which its critics argue restricts freedom of speech on Israel and Palestine.
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