EU Parliament’s Israel-relations czar defends removed anti-Semitism definition

More debate on whether or not the definition of antisemitism should include criticism of Israel or not (see What is anti-Semitism? EU racism agency unable to define term):

“However, I think the definition represented a landmark in combating anti-Semitism that should pave the road to effective institutional responsibility” in the fight against all forms of discrimination and intolerance, said [Fulvio] Martusciello [of the Group of the European People’s Party], who assumed the chairmanship of the delegation in October.

Set up in 1979, the delegation is among the European Parliament’s oldest and is responsible for maintaining and developing parliamentarian ties between the Knesset in Jerusalem and its counterpart within the European Union.

Blanca Tapia of the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency said the definition of anti-Semitism was removed last year “together with other non-official documents,” and that her organization had in fact never viewed the document as a valid definition. She said her organization was unaware of any other official definition of the phenomenon and that it was not able to define it.

EU Parliament’s Israel-relations czar defends removed anti-Semitism definition | The Times of Israel.