INSS outlines recommendations for US, UK to set independent oversight, enforceable 'red lines'

A new INSS study urges US and UK political parties to establish binding definitions, independent review mechanisms, and enforceable red lines to address antisemitism among candidates. The analysis examines the British Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn and finds US responses often remain ad hoc, with candidates dropped only when separate scandals emerge.

A new study by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) published on Wednesday urges US political parties to establish binding definitions, independent review mechanisms, and enforceable red lines to address antisemitism among political candidates and elected officials. The analysis, authored by researchers Ariel Cohen and Ofir Dayan, examined how political organizations determine who is qualified to represent them. The authors found that responses to antisemitism in the US often remain ad hoc and contingent on political calculations. The study explored the British Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn as a primary case study, where an EHRC investigation found Labour responsible for unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination. In the US, the authors found that party leaders often limit themselves to public condemnation without taking concrete action, disavowing candidates only when separate scandals emerge. Examples cited include Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner and Republican North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson. The authors told The Jerusalem Post that public condemnation alone fails to define political legitimacy unless linked directly to structural consequences within political parties.