Activist controversy and the endorsement of a faith community wasn't reported widely in local MSM news this week.
Thankfully, one of our favorite local resources offers comprehensive coverage that's worthy of consideration by the metro at-large.
"The Roeland Park City Council, overseen by Mayor Michael Poppa, passed the resolution 6-2 on Aug. 7. The resolution faced opposition from members of the city council and the Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). All previous adoptions of the IHRA definition in the region were passed unanimously.
"The IHRA defines antisemitism as “a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.”
"The resolution to adopt the IHRA definition in Roeland Park was led by Mayor Poppa, who spoke at the council meeting about standing up to antisemitism and listening to the voices of the Jewish community.
“We owe a huge amount of gratitude to Mayor Poppa for his leadership,” Jewish Community Relations Bureau|AJC Executive Director Gavriela Geller said. “He has been our champion since the moment we approached him.”
"Over the past 18 months, JCRB|AJC has been leading the effort to pass the IHRA definition in regional, state and local governments. After a successful campaign to pass the resolution in the Kansas legislature in 2022, JCRB|AJC turned its focus to regional county and city governments. Roeland Park’s adoption made it the ninth municipal government in 2023 to pass such a resolution."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Kansas City Jewish Chronicle: Roeland Park adopts IHRA antisemitism definition; community members unite in face of opposition
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