But the IHRA legislation conflates antisemitism with the state of Israel. Seven of its 11 examples of “antisemitism” specifically reference Israel. And while the Federation claims that the definition does not limit free speech, in truth there are real life examples we can point to where it is being used to penalize individuals calling out Israel for the genocide it is committing.

Some will argue it could have been worse, that the Democratic senators who voted yes only did so after getting something from their Republican colleagues. But it also could have been so much better, and 11 Democratic senators voted no because they knew that was the case, and recognized that their constituents deserved better.