Don't mention the N-Word: Israel may ban the term 'Nazi'

An Israeli draft law that would make the use of the word "Nazi" illegal in most cases has sparked a debate on freedom of speech in a state that was founded out of the ashes of the Holocaust.

Don't mention the N-Word: Israel may ban the term 'Nazi'

An Israeli draft law that would make the use of the word "Nazi" illegal in most cases has sparked a debate on freedom of speech in a state that was founded out of the ashes of the Holocaust.

Memories of the extermination of six millions Jews during the Second World War permeate virtually every aspect of life in Israel. Public figures and interest groups frequently invoke the genocide to score political points, and the word and Nazi symbols have slipped into Israeli discourse over the years.

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