The Parkland city commission is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a proposed ordinance that would formally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism into city law, a move supporters say would strengthen the city’s ability to identify and respond to acts of anti-Jewish hatred.
If approved on first reading Wednesday, the ordinance would return to the commission for a second and final vote at a future meeting. City staff has recommended approval of the legislation.
According to the city, antisemitism, including harassment based on actual or perceived Jewish ancestry, ethnicity, identity, affiliation, or faith, remains a “persistent, pervasive, and disturbing problem in contemporary American society and in Florida.”…