April 10th, 2012
In 2005 Flemming Rose commissioned the cartoons of the prophet Mohammed that sparked protests and riots across the world.
In an exclusive book extract, Rose explains why bans on hate speech across Europe are based on a false understanding of its role in the Holocaust
Tags: Tags: anti-Semitism, censorship, Flemming Rose, George Orwell, Germany, hate speech, holocaust, Islam, nazi, Nuremberg, racial discrimination, self-censorship,
January 11th, 2012
After ultra-orthodox Jews used concentration camp symbolism in a protest against secular authorities, a new bill seeks to control use of Nazi-era imagery. Daniella Peled reports
Tags: Tags: Daniella Peled, holocaust, holocaust imagery, Israel, nazi, ultra-orthodox jews,
May 5th, 2010
The Dutch public prosecutor will challenge an April court ruling which acquitted a Muslim group of insulting Jews by publishing a cartoon denying the holocaust. The public prosecutor said yesterday the appeal was necessary to establish whether the cartoon added to public discussion or was “exceptionally offensive”. The Arab European League claims it was highlighting free speech double standards following the row over publication of cartoons featuring the prophet Mohammed.Tags: Tags: cartoon, free speech, holocaust, netherlands,
March 30th, 2009
A youth orchestra from Jenin in the West Bank has been disbanded after its conductor arranged a concert for Holocaust survivors in Israel. Read more hereNovember 21st, 2008
Australian Holocaust revisionist Frederick Toben will not face extradition to Germany, after the German authorities withdrew an appeal against a decision by a London court that the arrest warrant issued against him was too vague. Read more hereTags: Tags: Gerald Toben, holocaust,
October 27th, 2008
Germany’s largest trade union has called for the resignation of Hans-Werner Sinn, president of the Ifo ecomonic research institute, after he compared the criticism of bank managers during the credit crunch to the persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany. Read more hereTags: Tags: credit crunch, Germany, holocaust,
April 28th, 2008
Academic Dr Nicholas Kollerstrom was last week stripped of his honorary post at University College London, after his controversial views on the Holocaust and 9/11 were uncovered by bloggers. Was the university right to disassociate itself from him, or is he being punished for a thought crime? Index asked Unity, of Liberal Conspiracy, and Brendan O’Neill of Spiked, to weigh up the argument
Tags: Tags: holocaust,
