The New Jersey Legislature is moving forward with the IHRA Bill (A3558/S1292), which would adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism. This definition dangerously conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism and poses serious risks to free speech. This bill is expected to be voted on during the Lame Duck Session.
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Urge legislators to reject A3558/S1292 and uphold our First Amendment rights.

URGENT: SPEAK OUT AGAINST NJ Bill A3558/S1292 (IHRA Definition Bill)

I’m writing to you as a member of a coalition that is lead by Jewish, Muslim, Interfaith, Union, Education, and Civil Rights community members to urge you to vote NO on A3558/S1292. This bill will codify the harmful IHRA definition of antisemitism, a definition that has been widely criticized by civil rights groups, free speech defenders, and even the original drafter, who warned against its misuse to silence criticism of Israel.

This bill is opposed by:
- American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers Rutgers Chapter (Rutgers AAUP-AFT)
- American Civil Liberties Union of NJ (ACLU)
- American Muslims for Palestine NJ
- CAIR Action NJ
- Council on American Islamic Relations NJ (CAIR NJ)
- Ceasefire Now NJ
- Climate Revolution Action Network
- Emgage Action, Faith in NJ
- Greater Trenton Democratic Socialists of America
- Green Party of New Jersey
- IfNotNow New Jersey
- Neturei Karta International: Jews United Against Zionism
- Jewish Voice for Peace of Northern NJ
- Jews for Palestinian Right of Return
- Make the Road NJ, NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice/
- NJEA Educators for Palestine
- NJ Anti-Zionist Minyan
- NJ Appleseed Public Interest Law Center
- NJ Citizen Action
- NJ Peace Action
- NJ Working Families Alliance
- NJEA Educators for Palestine
- PAL-Awda NY/NJ, Palestinian American Community Center
- Resistencia En Accion NJ
- Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union
- South Jersey Jews for Gaza
- South Jersey Progressive Dems

This is a dangerous step that threatens free speech and has already been weaponized against Jewish community members, Palestinian community members, educators, students, workers, and all people who are speaking out for justice.

New Jersey should not prioritize repressive measures over real protections for vulnerable communities.

We need real safety, not censorship. Real justice, not political theater. Stop criminalizing our communities and start protecting them.

Vote NO on adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism in NJ (S1292/A3558)

For more information on the key issues with IHRA, please check this link: https://noihranj.org/key-problems-with-the-ihra-definition/.