Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan is promoting an initiative that would see the international body adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of anti-Semitism.
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So far, 30 countries have adopted the definition, according to which anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism.
To enlist the UN to the effort, Erdan recently met with the UN's senior "focal point" on anti-Semitism, Miguel Moratinos, over the weekend. The two discussed options for fighting anti-Semitism as well as the possibility of the UN adopting the IHRA definition of the term in such a way that obligates all of its organizations.
Moratinos is set to meet with central US Jewish organizations on the fight against anti-Semitism.
Such a move, which would likely take a few months, would find officials of countries like Iran in violation of the UN's position when they engage in Holocaust denial.
Erdan said, "Rising anti-Semitism around the world demands we act with additional tools and increase cooperation with the international community to create tools for enforcement against displays of anti-Semitic hatred in the field."
He said, "The UN's adoption of the official definition can limit some of the incitement against Israel at the UN that some of the member-states have grown accustomed to and will also better equip all UN to fight anti-Semitism."
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