German court rules comparing Israel to Nazi Germany constitutes 'protected speech'

German court rules comparing Israel to Nazi Germany constitutes 'protected speech' Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Mon, 08/03/2026 - 12:31 The court also rejected the suggestion that comparing Israel’s conduct with Nazi Germany automatically trivialised the Holocaust or incited hatred A placard representing a flag of Israel with a Nazi swastika inside the Star of David, during a rally against the Israeli genocide in Gaza outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, 18 October 2023 (Ozan Kose/AFP) Off A German court has acquitted a woman convicted of comparing Israel’s actions in Gaza with those of Nazi Germany, ruling that her posts constituted protected political expression. The Zweibrucken Higher Regional Court overturned a €2,400 ($2,700) fine last week after it was imposed by a lower court over two Instagram posts published during the height of Israel’s genocide in Gaza . One post contained a table comparing Israel’s conduct with the methods of the Nazi regime.