Police probe posters comparing settlement exit to Nazi acts

[Wonk]

Jerusalem police are investigating who is responsible for putting up posters in the capital comparing Israel Defense Forces soldiers evacuating settlements to Nazis who burnt synagogues in World War II-era Europe.

Police are looking into whether the posters constitute incitement. Officials from the outlawed extreme right-wing Kahane group said they had nothing to do with the posters, Israel Radio reported.

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Since Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's announcement about two weeks ago that he plans to evacuate Gaza Strip settlements unilaterally, several instances of graffiti against Sharon have been discovered in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

Israelis have become particularly sensitive to potential incitement against political leaders after former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a Jewish extremist opposed to his peace policies in 1995. Rabin had often been compared to a Nazi and called a traitor by members of the right wing.

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[dfong63]

1. i may not agree with them, but

Jerusalem police are investigating who is responsible for putting up posters in the capital comparing Israel Defense Forces soldiers evacuating settlements to Nazis who burnt synagogues in World War II-era Europe.

i may not agree with them, but it seems to me that the citizens of a democracy should have the right to make that comparison.