h/t SG
The December 22nd edition of the BBC World Service radio programme ‘Boston Calling’ – titled “The allegiance edition” – included an item (from 08:56 here) described in its synopsis as follows:
“Also, we look into President Trump’s latest executive order, which relies on a controversial definition of anti-Semitism…” [emphasis added]
The working definition of antisemitism which the BBC World Service found fit to portray as “controversial” is that produced by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) which has been adopted by governments and bodies around the world.
Presenter Carol Hills (of PRI) chose to introduce the item with an unexplained reference to ‘allegiance’ which might well be considered inappropriate given the subject matter of antisemitism.
[emphasis in italics in the original, emphasis in bold added]
Hills: “In these divided times there are still some things we agree on. Few people, for…
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Utopia, you are standing in it! 
Dec 31, 2019 @ 10:13:23
having read it I would agree it is controversial.
You cannot criticise Israel for being a Jewish state ( as it means any person not a jew is a second class citizen.) It is the same for Islamic, Buddhist, ?Hindu states.
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Dec 31, 2019 @ 12:58:04
The left had no objections to subjective you don’t know your a racist defintion when applied to their enemies.
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Dec 31, 2019 @ 13:25:28
I do not understand that Jim
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