Anyone caught using Nazi name-calling, symbols in public to be fined; bill approved after "haredi concentration camp protest."
By LAHAV HARKOVSwastika grafitti 311(photo credit: REUTERS)
Anyone who uses Nazi name-calling or symbols in public will be fined NIS 100,000, according to a bill approved by the Ministerial Committee on Legislation on Monday.The proposal, by MK Uri Ariel (National Union), came after a recent protest by haredi [ultra-Orthodox] groups, in which demonstrators dressed in concentration camp uniforms and wore yellow stars on their clothing.
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