The Dominican Republic is poised to join 47 other nations and become the seventh Latin American country to incorporate the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism. President Luis Abinader has instructed the foreign ministry to officially implement the decision as part of the nation’s policies.

This decision aligns with calls from Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the U.S. special envoy for Monitoring and Combating Antisemitism, who has encouraged other Latin American nations to emulate the Dominican Republic. He cited the Trump administration’s domestic initiatives as a template for tackling antisemitism globally.

President Abinader revealed this development at the annual Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism, an event organized by the Combat Antisemitism Movement in Santo Domingo. In his translated address, he emphasized that antisemitism poses a danger not only to Jewish communities but to democratic norms and the rights of all individuals. “Antisemitism is not a problem that concerns only the Jewish people,” he noted, “It is a threat to democratic coexistence and to the rights and freedoms of us all.”

The announcement comes amid heightened concern over antisemitism worldwide. The Combat Antisemitism Movement’s Antisemitism Research Center monitored and reported 767 antisemitic incidents globally in March 2026, an average of nearly 25 incidents per day and a 32.5% increase compared with March 2025.

Kaploun praised the Dominican Republic’s decision at the conference as a “historic moment” and called on other governments across the region to follow its lead.

“What you have witnessed tonight is a government standing up for what is right,” he said.

“There cannot be any compromise with antisemitism,” he continued. “We will lead by example, and we will take positive steps to protect every Jewish community.”

Kaploun pointed to the Trump administration’s efforts in the United States as a framework other governments could use to confront antisemitism within their own institutions.

“In America, we have our marching orders,” he said. “We are holding universities accountable. We are prosecuting hate crimes. We have changed our visa vetting programs. We have withdrawn from major U.N. bodies that have promoted terrorism and antisemitism.”

The U.S. State Department has used a working definition of antisemitism, together with guiding examples, since 2010. In 2016, the IHRA’s member countries adopted the current non-legally binding working definition.

The IHRA describes antisemitism as “a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews.” It further explains that antisemitism can include rhetorical or physical manifestations directed against Jewish or non-Jewish individuals, their property, Jewish community institutions or religious facilities.

Its non-legally binding definition and accompanying examples are intended to help governments, law enforcement agencies, universities and other institutions identify contemporary manifestations of antisemitism and respond to incidents more consistently.

The accompanying examples address conduct including Holocaust denial, conspiracy theories about Jewish power, holding Jewish people collectively responsible for Israel’s actions and applying standards to Israel that are not demanded of other democratic nations.

As of the end of 2025, 1,334 governments, public institutions, universities, nonprofit organizations, corporations and sports organizations worldwide had adopted or endorsed the IHRA definition, according to data compiled by the Combat Antisemitism Movement’s Antisemitism Research Center.

Abinader told the conference that, “Rejecting antisemitism does not mean taking a position regarding a particular government or conflict,” he added. “It means stating unequivocally that no political disagreement, no cause and no circumstance can justify hatred, discrimination, or violence against an individual or a community.”

Abinader said the definition would provide the country with a framework for identifying and combating different forms of antisemitism while respecting freedom of expression and other rights protected by the Dominican Constitution.

“Through this decision, the Dominican Republic reaffirms its commitment to the memory of the Holocaust, to the protection of Jewish communities and to the eradication of antisemitism in all its forms,” he said. “Human dignity is indivisible and its defense admits no exceptions.”

The president connected the decision to the Dominican Republic’s history of offering refuge to Jews fleeing Nazi persecution. Following the 1938 Évian Conference, hundreds of Jewish refugees established a community in Sosúa, where they were able to rebuild their lives.

Abinader also announced that his government would commit 50 million Dominican pesos toward constructing a new building for the Jewish Museum of Sosúa to preserve that history.

Once the Foreign Ministry formalizes the decision, the Dominican Republic will join Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and Uruguay as the Latin American countries that have embraced the IHRA framework.

The decision adds to growing regional acceptance of the definition and could set a precedent for additional Latin American governments considering how to formally identify and address antisemitism.

Abinader concluded his remarks with a call for the region to act: “From this land, which at different moments in its history has offered refuge and hope, let us send a firm message throughout Latin America and the Caribbean: Indifference must never prevail in the face of hatred.”

“May this forum enable us to turn memory into education; education into prevention; and our principles into concrete action,” he added.

Kaploun framed that regional effort as one the United States is prepared to support, saying he was representing President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in delivering a direct message to Latin American leaders: “America stands ready to support our friends in this effort to bring a new Latin America with religious liberty and freedom for everybody.”

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With Post wires.

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Researchers are diligently analyzing satellite images and ground reports to unravel the precise triggers of the torrent that claimed at least 353 lives. Over 1,300 individuals remain unaccounted for, including several international visitors and pilgrims.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 5.2 glacier collapse occurred on Wednesday, pushing destructive debris downstream and devastating local communities. This conclusion was drawn from a combination of data acquired from proximate seismic stations, long-period seismic waves, and satellite imagery.

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