Appeal abandoned against Supreme Court rejection of controversial definition of antisemitism
The New South Wales state government in Australia has announced that it will not appeal the Supreme Court’s rejection of the so-called International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition‘ of antisemitism. In August 2026, Supreme Court judge, Desmond Fagan, rejected the ‘IHRA’ for being wordy, not defining anything and being a “preposterous” tool used by Israel’s supporters to demonise those who protest against its crimes in Gaza. The judge’s findings echoed those of international law experts and even the author of the definition, who have dismissed it as a tool to suppress free speech about the apartheid ethno-colony. Judge Fagan also turned…

