Calling Jews 'Nazis' may be criminalised
The Jewish Community Online / Leon Symons
18-Jul-2009 (4 comments)

Parliament will be asked to consider whether the use of Nazi symbols and terms in reference to Jews, Israel and Zionism is breaking the law on incitement to racial hatred.

A new report by the European Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (EISCA) has highlighted the increasing use of what it terms the “Nazi card” in antisemitic discourse and has called for a number of measures to try to combat its spread.

“Playing the Nazi card” has been defined in the report as the use of Nazi-related terms or symbols — for example intertwining the swastika with the Star of David — while negatively referring to Jews, Israel, Zionism or other aspects of what it calls the Jewish experience.

The report, which was jointly published by EISCA and the Department for Communities and Local Government, recommends that the Home Office, the Association of Chief Police officers (ACPO) and the Crown Prosecution Service should prepare new guidance for the police on whether this kind of terminology amounts to incitement.

The report says that universities and adult education colleges should be surveyed to establish how they deal with antisemitic discourse.

It also suggests that the University and College Union and the National Union of Journalists use the EU Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia’s definition of antisemitism to improve their harassment policies.

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Farhad Kashani

Shah Gholam,   I guess

by Farhad Kashani on Sun Jul 19, 2009 02:12 PM PDT

Shah Gholam,

 

I guess freedom of speech is only allowed when you make anti Israeli speech, correct? So when your beloved Fascist regime IRI brutally silences ordinary Iranians when they attempt to criticize government or Khamenei or a Mullah or religion or anything, that doesn’t count?

 

Just the fact that BBC gets shut down in Iran and all foreign media right after that, and IRI propaganda goons operate freely in England, shows how pathetic, dumb and twisted your views are!

   


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IranFirst

Your Silence about Iran

by IranFirst on Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:34 AM PDT

Dear Atrab/Palestinian, Your silence about the killings of Iranians in IRAN by IRI is deafening. Thanks

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Bavafa

Is it "Playing the Nazi card" or "Playing the guilt card"

by Bavafa on Sun Jul 19, 2009 09:35 AM PDT

Labeling every one that speaks against the Zio-Nazi regime in Israel as anti-Semite has been their tool to make their resistance about religion and the people vs. the action of their government. Vast majority of people, specially in ME are steadfastly against Zionism but not Jews as people or their religion. It is the action of Israelis government that creates the similarities between their government and the Nazi Germany.

They can make laws against such terms but that is not going to change how people feel about the Zionism.

Mehrdad


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Shah Ghollam

The West's silence

by Shah Ghollam on Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:42 PM PDT

on Israel crimes keeps silence!


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