Federation hails ‘clarity’ as IHRA definition adopted

The Australasian Jewish Medical Federation (Victoria) has welcomed the decision by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism as a reference tool in its regulatory work.

The adoption was announced this week in a joint statement with Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Jillian Segal.

AJMF (Vic.) president Dr Jack Green said the change gave regulators long-awaited clarity.

“What you have is clarity, and then it makes it clear where the line is drawn.”

Green said the medical profession has a problem with antisemitism expressed in various guises, and that complaints have previously been handled unsatisfactorily, leading to recidivism and a “revolving door” of reoffending.