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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to antisemitism; creating s. 1.015, 2
F.S.; providing legislative intent; defining the term 3
"antisemitism"; providing contemporary examples of 4
antisemitism; providing construction; providing an 5
effective date. 6
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WHEREAS, in 1998, Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson 8
initiated the Task Force for International Cooperation on 9
Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research, and 10
WHEREAS, an international forum was held January 27 -29, 11
2000, and was attended by representatives of 46 governments, 12
including 23 heads of state or prime ministers and 14 deputy 13
prime ministers or ministers, and 14
WHEREAS, the task force issued the Declaration of the 15
Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust, also known as 16
the Stockholm Declaration, and 17
WHEREAS, the Stockholm Declaration is the founding document 18
for the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), the 19
successor organization to the Task Force fo r International 20
Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research, 21
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WHEREAS, in 2016, the IHRA adopted a working definition of 23
antisemitism to assist governments, organizations, and 24
individuals in their efforts to identify antisemitism, and 25
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WHEREAS, as a part of this working definition, the IHRA 26
included contemporary examples of antisemitism from around the 27
globe, and 28
WHEREAS, the IHRA's adoption of a working definition has 29
empowered many governments, organizations, and individuals to 30
identify and address the rise in hate and discrimination against 31
Jewish individuals, NOW, THEREFORE, 32
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 34
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Section 1. Section 1.015, Florida Statutes, is created to 36
read: 37
1.015 Antisemitism. — 38
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to adopt the 39
working definition developed by the International Holocaust 40
Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) of the term "antisemitism" to assist 41
in the monitoring and reporting of anti -Semitic hate crimes and 42
discrimination and to make residents aware of and to combat such 43
incidents in this state. 44
(2) As adopted by the IHRA on May 26, 2016, and as used in 45
these statutes, the term "antisemitism" means a certain 46
perception of Jewish individuals which may be expressed as 47
hatred toward such individuals. Rhetorical and physical 48
manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish and 49
non-Jewish individuals and their property and toward Jewish 50
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community institutions and religious facilities. 51
(3) Contemporary examples of antis emitism include, but are 52
not limited to, all of the following: 53
(a) Calling for, aiding, or justifying the killing or 54
harming of Jewish individuals. 55
(b) Making mendacious, dehumanizing, demonizing, or 56
stereotypical allegations about Jewish individuals a s such or 57
the power of Jewish people as a collective, such as the myth of 58
a worldwide Jewish conspiracy or of Jewish individuals 59
controlling the media, economy, government, or other societal 60
institutions. 61
(c) Accusing Jewish people as a collective of bei ng 62
responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a 63
single Jewish person or group or for acts committed by non -64
Jewish individuals. 65
(d) Denying the fact, scope, and mechanisms, such as gas 66
chambers, or the intentionality of the genocide of the J ewish 67
people at the hands of Nazi Germany and its supporters and 68
accomplices during the Holocaust. 69
(e) Accusing Jewish people as a collective, or Israel as a 70
state, of inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust. 71
(f) Accusing Jewish citizens of being more loyal to 72
Israel, or to the alleged priorities of Jewish individuals 73
worldwide, than to the interests of their respective nations. 74
(g) Denying Jewish people their right to self -75
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determination, such as claiming that the existence of the State 76
of Israel is a racist endeavor. 77
(h) Applying double standards by requiring of the Jewish 78
state of Israel a standard of behavior not expected or demanded 79
of any other democratic nation. 80
(i) Using the symbols and images associated with classic 81
antisemitism, such as bl ood libel, to characterize Israel or 82
Israelis. 83
(j) Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to 84
that of the Nazis. 85
(k) Holding Jewish individuals collectively responsible 86
for actions of the State of Israel. 87
(4) The term "antisemitism" does n ot include criticism of 88
Israel that is similar to criticism of any other country. 89
(5) This section may not be construed to diminish or 90
infringe upon any right protected under the First Amendment to 91
the United States Constitution or to conflict with feder al or 92
state antidiscrimination laws. 93
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 94