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A follow-up to our communique on this topic, in today’s New York Times: Free Speech and Hate Speech: French Ruling Roils the Waters The case of the article published in Le Monde arose amid a…

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A follow-up to our communique on this topic, in today’s New York Times: Free Speech and Hate Speech: French Ruling Roils the Waters

The case of the article published in Le Monde arose amid a wave of scorn for Israeli policies that swept Europe after the outbreak of the second Palestinian intifada in September 2000. The mood soon fueled a surge in anti-Semitism in France, which has the largest Muslim population in Europe. “Death to Jews!” was shouted in Paris streets. Jewish children were attacked at schools; synagogues were burned. Emotions peaked during the Israeli Defense Force’s reoccupation of Palestinian areas from March to May 2002. Political cartoons across Europe equated Prime Minister Ariel Sharon with Hitler.

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