Israeli bill would prohibit Nazi comparisons

Draft legislation in Israel would make it a crime in the country to use the word Nazi or symbols of the Holocaust for purposes other than teaching.

There will be a preliminary hearing in parliament on Wednesday for the bill, which would impose penalties of up to six months in jail and a $25,000 fine.

The move comes a week after ultra-Orthodox Jews dressed in concentration camp uniforms to protest against alleged incitement against them.

The incident sparked outrage in Israel — via redwolf.newsvine.com