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Source: https://jcpa.org/video/jerusalem-center-seeks-international-antisemitism-convention/
Jerusalem Center Seeks International Antisemitism Convention
(i24News) Amb. Alan Baker - Former Israeli Ambassador Alan Baker, an international law expert at the Jerusalem Center for Foreign Affairs (JCFA), discussed his latest efforts to advance an international convention addressing antisemitism as a criminal act, in the wake of recent antisemitic incidents including the attack in Amsterdam. The proposed convention seeks to criminalize acts of antisemitism and incitement that lead to violence. Baker stated, "While piracy, war crimes, and crimes against humanity have been universally criminalized, antisemitic acts inciting violence have not. This draft convention would close that gap, categorizing antisemitic violence as an international crime and mandating extradition and prosecution of perpetrators."