France may ban French comic’s show for ‘anti-Semitism’

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France 24:

12/28/13

 

French Interior Minister Manuel Valls announced on Friday that he would try to legally ban performances by French comic and actor Dieudonné, who has frequently been accused of anti-Semitism.

 

Dieudonné is best known for televised sketch comedy and a one-man show in Paris, in which he professes staunch anti-Israel views that many say amount to hate speech. He has also downplayed the significance of the Holocaust, calling commemorations memorial pornography.

 

Despite a conviction for public defamation, hate speech and racial discrimination, Dieudonné MBala MBala no longer seems to recognise any limits, a statement released by Valls read. Consequently, the interior minister has decided to thoroughly examine all legal options that would allow a ban on Dieudonnés public gatherings, which no longer belong to the artistic domain, but rather amount to a public safety risk.

 

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