IHRA definition (Item S500)

Spoke personally as a Jew with family Holocaust history, urging a no vote and asking that the item be returned to the Human Relations Commission.

Urged a no vote, arguing the resolution protects the Israeli government's impunity rather than Jewish safety.

Described rising anti-Muslim incidents since October 2023 and urged a no vote, saying the measure is divisive rather than protective.

African American and Muslim resident urged a no vote, arguing the definition is manufactured to promote a political ideology.

Spoke in favor of adopting the IHRA definition, saying it helps clearly identify and address antisemitism.

District 4 resident identifying as a Lebanese Semite urged a no vote, arguing the definition disregards non-Jewish Semitic peoples.