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An Israeli bill is calling for a permanent ban on the word 'Nazi' and other references to the Holocaust, for purposes other than teaching.
The bill, which is due to receive a preliminary hearing in parliament on Wednesday, penalizes the offenders with up to 6 months in prison and a $25,000 fine.
The move follows demonstrations by ultra-Orthodox Jews held a week ago when, dressed up in concentration camp uniforms, the extremist sect gathered in Jerusalem's Mea She'arim district to protest against its alleged mistreatment at the hands of the secular media.
The incident caused several survivors' groups to condemn the action with the national Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial declaring it as "disgraceful".
The bill, which is due to receive a preliminary hearing in parliament on Wednesday, penalizes the offenders with up to 6 months in prison and a $25,000 fine.The move follows demonstrations by ultra-Orthodox Jews held a week ago when, dressed up in concentration camp uniforms, the extremist sect gathered in Jerusalem's Mea She'arim district to protest against its alleged mistreatment at the hands of the secular media.
The incident caused several survivors' groups to condemn the action with the national Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial declaring it as "disgraceful".
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