Posts Share in thread The World Jewish Parliament has argued that it has revised the International Holocaust Memory Union (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism to include references to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Verdict: False

The World Jewish Parliament has made no mention of this claim. Additionally, Reuters exposed the claim on March 26th.

Fact check:

Texas lawmakers are proposing Senate Bill 326. It proposes that public school districts, open-registered charter schools, colleges and universities will require the use of the IHRA’s “definitions and examples of anti-Semitism work in student disciplinary procedures.” Texas Tribune. Some Texans raised concerns that the proposed Senate bill would curb freedom of speech, the outlet reported.

The Threadpost argues that the world’s Jewish parliament reportedly revised the definition of the anti-Semitic IHRA to include references to Kennedy’s assassination.

“Destruction: The World Jewish Parliament (WJC) revised the work definition of today’s anti-Semitic International Holocaust Memory Alliance (IHRA) on the day the JFK file was released to “fuse the assassination of JFK to Jews/Israel.” The post begins. “Now it’s anti-Semitism to say Israel shot JFK.”

This post contains what appears to be a screenshot of the World Jewish Congress website announcing the change.

The claim is false. Make sure you can’t find your facts press release Or a Social media statement From the World Jewish Conference refers to the claim. Similarly, Not displayed I commented About the claim.

According to IHRA Work Definition“Anti-Semitism is a specific perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred towards Jews. The rhetorical and physical symptoms of anti-Semitism are directed towards Jewish or non-Jewish individuals, and/or property, Jewish community systems and religious institutions.”

Furthermore, President Donald Trump it’s not publicly I commented About the claim. Check out the facts you found There are no reliable news reports Also to support claims. In fact, the opposite is true. March 26th, Reuters I exposed the claim. A spokesman for the World Jewish Congress told Reuters that the claim was “purely fictitious, clear misinformation.” (Related: Claims about the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Boasberg is a satire)

Please make sure your facts contacted the World Jewish Parliament about the comments.