Holding Israel to standards not applied to any other country breaches the IHRA working definition of anti-semitism, which also identifies allegations of Jewish control of governments and institutions and accusations of dual loyalty.

The IHRA non-legally-binding working definition, adopted in 2016 and used by the UK Government, lists among its illustrative examples 'applying double standards by requiring of [Israel] a behaviour not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation', 'the myth about a world Jewish conspiracy or of Jews controlling the media, economy, government or other societal institutions', and accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to Israel than their own nations (dual loyalty).

▸ International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance — Working definition of antisemitism

Checked Wed 1 Jul, 10:08 · Broadcast: E-petition debate relating to pro-Israel influence on UK politics & democracy - Monday 22 June 2026.

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