fbpx

Paris court upholds LePen Holocaust decision

A Paris court upheld an earlier decision condemning extreme-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen for “contesting” the Holocaust. On Thursday a Paris appeals court upheld a 2008 decision, and said Le Pen was guilty of \"the contestation of crimes against humanity.\"
[additional-authors]
February 17, 2012

A Paris court upheld an earlier decision condemning extreme-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen for “contesting” the Holocaust.

On Thursday a Paris appeals court upheld a 2008 decision, and said Le Pen was guilty of “the contestation of crimes against humanity.”

Le Pen was fined around 13,000 dollars and slapped with a three-month suspended jail sentence for saying in 2005 that, “in France at least, the German Occupation wasn’t particularly inhumane, even if there were some excesses—inevitable in a country of 550,000 square kilometers.”

Le Pen told the French news agency AFP he would appeal the decision. “It doesn’t surprise me [the ruling] comes during an electoral period,” he added.

Le Pen founded the National Front party, now run by his daughter, Marine, who is also vying for the French presidency, but has not been able to muster the 500 mayoral signatures needed to officially make it onto voting ballots in April.

Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.

Editor's Picks

A Night of Gratitude Honoring Dennis Prager

Latest Articles

A Popular Skewer Recipe

There is a benefit of roasting food on skewers, à la shish kebab. By cutting meat and vegetables into smaller uniform pieces, the marinade coats more and the food cooks evenly.

Rosner’s Domain: Weeks of Known Unknowns

So here we are, stuck with just a few bad options to consider. And that’s just the political superposition of undetermined future – alongside it there’s also the possible – probable? – war with Iran.

After the Last Out, Collect a Different Kind of Card

At a time when Jewish education is competing for attention in a world dominated by screens, sports, short-form videos and endless streams of content, these easily collectable cards offer a different kind of engagement.

6 Jewish Takeaways from the Midterm Elections

There is little chance that the combination of a weakened Trump and an emboldened Democratic Congress produces similar levels of support for aggressive action against Iran and its proxies, and other policies that a wide spectrum of Israelis see as crucial to their security.

Israel Drives Them Crazy

In the diaspora and in Israel, we cannot turn back the clock and undo the harm that was done to us. But we can shape our own future. Israel is strong and resolute. So must we be.

Torah Portion: Chayei Sarah

The Torah offers a comforting view of a life beyond this life. We aren’t told what it will be exactly — yes, it’s abstract and vague — but we are told it’s waiting for us as it was for Abraham.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.