Spain – The Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain has slammed a Supreme Court decision to overturn the convictions of four people accused of distributing pro-Nazi publications.
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The federation said Monday it noted “with extreme concern” that Spain’s judiciary does not consider criminal the sale of books denying the Holocaust and promoting racism.
The court ruling Friday said the men could be found guilty only if they had incited people to commit Nazi-type crimes.
The Israeli embassy also criticized the decision.
The four were linked to the now-closed Kalki bookshop and Circle for Indo-European Studies in northeastern Barcelona. They were convicted in 2009 by a Barcelona court and sentenced to prison terms of up to three-and-a-half years.
depends on the law of spain.
in the us it is 100% legal to print distribute hate.
not sure what the law is in spain is it like the US or Canada
There is a reason why there was a chairum on spain for 500 years.
To #2 - In reference to your stating that “there was a chairum on Spain for 500 years”, I’d would like to enlighten you about something that may surprise you. In 1970, Rabbi Chaim U. Lipshitz, of the Jewish Press, personally went to Spain, and presented Gen. Franco with an award for saving thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. Franco had many Jews brought to Spain during World War Two, where they were saved from the Nazis.