Pic:Jeremy Corbyn who has defended controversial comments he made regarding a group of British Zionists ( PA )
Political reporter,London(wp/es):
The Labour Party has agreed to adopt in full an international definition of anti-Semitism, following crunch talks.
The party's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) met on Tuesday to discuss how to defuse the row that has simmered for months.
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of anti-semitism was incorporated into Labour's code of conduct two months ago.
However the party stopped short, omitting four examples of anti-semitic behaviour in the definition from its code of conduct for party members.
A Labour Party spokesman said: "The NEC has today adopted all of the IHRA examples of anti-Semitism, in addition to the IHRA definition which Labour adopted in 2016, alongside a statement which ensures this will not in any way undermine freedom of expression on Israel or the rights of Palestinians.
"The NEC welcomed Jeremy Corbyn's statement to the meeting about action against anti-Semitism, solidarity with the Jewish community and protection of Palestinian rights, as an important contribution to the consultation on Labour's Code of Conduct."
Critics of the IHRA approach have claimed it could restrict their ability to criticise the Israeli government's actions against Palestinians.
The party's National Executive Committee has now agreed to adopt all of the definitions.
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