A German court has acquitted a woman convicted of comparing Israel’s actions in Gaza with those of Nazi Germany, ruling that her posts constituted protected political expression. One post contained a table comparing Israel’s conduct with the methods of the Nazi regime. It appeared beneath a divided image of the Israeli and Nazi flags, with part of a swastika visible. Germany moves to criminalise denial of Israel’s existence while refusing to recognise Palestine Read More »The court also rejected the suggestion that comparing Israel’s conduct with Nazi Germany automatically trivialised the Holocaust or incited hatred. It establishes, however, that Germany cannot automatically criminalise them when they form part of an unmistakable condemnation of Israeli violence.