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    Israeli bill would outlaw comparisons to Nazis

    JERUSALEM (AP) — A proposed bill would make it a crime in Israel to criticize people by comparing them to Nazis.

    The draft legislation would impose penalties of up to six months in jail and a $25,000 fine for using the word "Nazi" or Holocaust symbols for purposes other than teaching, documentation or research.

    The draft legislation passed its first hurdle Monday when Cabinet ministers approved it. It now goes to the full parliament for a vote.

    The bill was proposed after ultra-Orthodox demonstrators set off a furor by dressing young boys as Nazi concentration camp inmates during a protest against what they said was incitement against their community. Protesters have also called police "Nazis."

    The bill has been criticized by civil rights groups that see it as infringing on freedom of expression.

     

    78 comments

    • AngryoungRedhead  •  Mt Laurel, New Jersey  •  4 mths ago
      Wow, the bill itself is rather Nazi-esque. Is it now a crime to say that, as well?
      • Sean W 4 mths ago
        No, just a civil infraction.
      • ts 4 mths ago
        Don't listen to Sean he is sweet coating it. it is a crime, Israel has a law, they do not need a reason to arrest you, you have no right to due process, you can and in 99% of the time be held indefinitely, then eventually you will see a military judge, and might spend 10 to 20 years in prison. now the situation and the process is totally diffident if you are JEWISH, then you get a slap on the hand, then they let you free.
      • A Yahoo! User 4 mths ago
        Not only that, but don't forget that all video from the West Bank goes through three military screeners so the world doesn't see who the real nazi's are. Ever seen the coin from nazi germany with a swastika and star of david on either side?
    • Oliver  •  4 mths ago
      Freedom of speach allowed only as long as nobody hear it. As soon as people start to listen to it becomes censored, prohibited and persecuted.
    • Saner  •  Calgary, Canada  •  4 mths ago
      Actually, I think the NAZIs acted more like Israelis.

      Pretty meaningless as in many ways the Israelis make the NAZIs look good by comparison.
    • Jay  •  4 mths ago
      Maybe they could also require members of dissenting groups to wear some distinguishing emblem.
      • Duramis 4 mths ago
        Heh, not bad sir, well played.
      • Eric 4 mths ago
        Good one.
    • Major Medical  •  4 mths ago
      The bill sounds just like something the Nazi's would do.
    • Joseph  •  Pennsauken, New Jersey  •  4 mths ago
      This is kind of frightening because what Israel says the American Politicians marches in lockstep. You may not want to BELIEVE in this statement, but American Citizens no longer have the Right of Due Process similar to Palestinian citizens in Israel.
    • Saner  •  Calgary, Canada  •  4 mths ago
      Anyone ask a NAZI what they would think of being compared to Israeli? I suspect they would be offended.

      The idiots behind these kinds of laws are the people Orwell was warning us about.
    • Eric  •  Wichita, Kansas  •  4 mths ago
      There's your Middle East oasis of democracy.
    • RoadRash  •  4 mths ago
      how many billions a yr do we give these ignorant bigots?
      • Brian 4 mths ago
        3 billion/yr.
      • Eric 4 mths ago
        What Brian said, plus selling them weapons for pennies on the dollar, plus fighting their wars for them.
    • MichaelR  •  Mililani Town, Hawaii  •  4 mths ago
      Okay, then we'll just describe the ultimate evil and depravity that humans can do as acting like Israelis! Happy now?
      • Eric 4 mths ago
        Hey Mike, love your WRH site and podcast!
    • Chariot  •  Sendai-shi, Japan  •  4 mths ago
      The only people protected by a bill like this are those who behave like Nazis.
    • Bryan  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  4 mths ago
      You know who else limited free speech. . .
    • Bill White  •  Saginaw, Michigan  •  4 mths ago
      Dissent and free speech is not allowed in Fascist states !!
    • Glen  •  Toledo, Ohio  •  4 mths ago
      Just so they don't do the same with the swatstika. That means 'brotherhood' and derived from the American indian.
    • ts  •  4 mths ago
      The Palestinians are living in a concentration camp. they have no rights, they can not vote, their land, the ones that are not stolen yet get confiscated, "they claim god gave it to them" houses are demolished, none Jewish houses or worship burned down, their Rabbis advocate the killing of Palestinian children, their reasoning is that the little two year old children will grow up hating Israel, this is a great reason for killing a children, then if you call them Nazis they take you in to never be heard of again. this is DEMOCRACY the Israeli way.
    • Retired 11B4V  •  Fort Bragg, North Carolina  •  4 mths ago
      The smartest idea Hitler had was to make them wear a star, so you could identify who they were. If we had that system, I think the US public would be unsettles to see how many media people, those that feed us the news, are jewish. Do people know that Wolf blitzer, Andrea mitchell, Dana Bah, John King, William Kristol, etc are jewish, and zionists? I think not. It would reveal the agenda behind their coverage
    • JP  •  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  •  4 mths ago
      If the Jews had their way they would build their own little Auschwits for the Palestinians all the while calling themselves 'Righteous'.
    • Lorili  •  4 mths ago
      The comparison is unfair to Nazis. Maybe they should just compare them to @^#%$&#$^.
    • .  •  4 mths ago
      This is wrong. Especially considering their policies of displacing palestinian communities by expaning jewish settlements which is similar to the German term "Lebensraum" (breathing space) when Germany was expanding their occupied lands. And to make matters worse they rationalize it by claiming the palestinians are "a made up people". And our American conservative (pseudo)-christians are going along for the ride. "God's chosen people"? Really? not mine but makes the most sence here
    • Perrerreque  •  4 mths ago
      So the Israeli government is censoring freedom of speech? Or did they see a niche for making lots of money? What ever it is, they are acting like NAZI.

      "You may not compare anyone to a NAZI because it will be a crime, but you can act like one" The government does..!
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