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Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)
Sun Nov 2, 2014, 02:01 AM Nov 2014

Jewish leader indicted for calling French comedian Dieudonne an anti-Semite

A Jewish leader in France has been indicted for referring to French comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala as a "professional anti-Semite."
Over the course of the last few years, Dieudonne has been convicted in his country 10 times for inciting anti-Semitism.

The comedian essentially created and glorified the "quenelle," a reverse Nazi salute which became popularized in 2013 as scores of fans mimicked the gesture, including at historical Israeli sites like Yad Vashem.

He also coined the term "shoananas," a mashup of the word Shoah (Hebrew for Holocaust) and the French word for pineapple, which many experts argue implies that the Holocaust never took place, without violating France's hate laws.

Throughout his shows, he's mocked the Holocaust, Jewish people, and most recently, Ilan Halimi, a young Parisian Jewish phone salesman who was tortured and murdered in 2006 by a group of kidnappers.

Though Dieudonne refers to himself as anti-establishment, his latest comedy show is reportedly called "The Anti-Semite."

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4583513,00.html

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Jewish leader indicted for calling French comedian Dieudonne an anti-Semite (Original Post) Jesus Malverde Nov 2014 OP
That guy doesn't sound like a comedian, a clown yes, but not in the funny way. BillZBubb Nov 2014 #1
"Professional anti-Semite" sounds about right. DavidDvorkin Nov 2014 #2
I'm sorry, but Dieudonne IS an anti-Semite, pretty much. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #3
I dont know French law Quackers Nov 2014 #4
this is the explanation I found cali Nov 2014 #5
Thanks, Cali! Quackers Nov 2014 #6
Yet, Dieudonne appears to remain unindicted in spite of his comments. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #7

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)
1. That guy doesn't sound like a comedian, a clown yes, but not in the funny way.
Sun Nov 2, 2014, 02:11 AM
Nov 2014

How could anyone but an imbecile or an immature teenager find that crap funny?

If he has been convicted of inciting anti-Semitism, calling him an anti-Semite seems more than reasonable. Hopefully, the Jewish leader's indictment gets laughed out of court, as well it should.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
3. I'm sorry, but Dieudonne IS an anti-Semite, pretty much.
Sun Nov 2, 2014, 03:21 AM
Nov 2014

The French government should rescind this and issue Msr. Cukierman an apology for this mistake. Shame on Dieudonne.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
5. this is the explanation I found
Sun Nov 2, 2014, 04:18 AM
Nov 2014

<snip>

Indictments are “quasi-automatic” in France when police receive complaints of defamation, according to the L’Express news website.

<snip>

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.622162

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)
7. Yet, Dieudonne appears to remain unindicted in spite of his comments.
Sun Nov 2, 2014, 10:00 AM
Nov 2014

Thank God for the 1A because The System (or, rather, those who operate it's levers) cannot be trusted with the power to govern speech.

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