Holocaust denial

France's Law Committee adopts controversial bill to combat 'renewed forms of antisemitism'

Critics of the bill have argued that it could criminalize ambiguous statements, irony, slogans, or political framing, and that it blurs the line between antisemitism and criticism of Israel.

People attend a demonstration against anti-Semitism at the Place de la Bastille after three teenagers aged 12 to 13 were indicted in Courbevoie, accused of rape and anti-Semitic violence against a 12-year-old girl, in Paris, France, June 20, 2024
A man wearing a mask depicting Ireland’s Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin holds a poster and props during a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza to mark the 77th anniversary of the "Nakba", or "catastrophe", in Dublin, Ireland, May 17, 2025.

Half of Irish adults do not know six million Jews were murdered in Holocaust - poll

Charlie and Erika Kirk in Jerusalem in March of 2019

Israel to honor Charlie Kirk at Jerusalem 'Generation of Truth' antisemitism conference

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pictured during his first day in office, January 1, 2026.

Mamdani reverses antisemitism order defining anti-Zionism as hate


Uploading the Holocaust

The Embassy of Israel in Copenhagen co-hosted an event with the Embassy of Germany and the Danish Jewish Museum to raise awareness of the Holocaust and combat antisemitism.

 Screening of the documentary #Uploading Holocaust in the National Library of Denmark.

The wrong response to Iran’s Holocaust denying leaders -comment

The regime that murders women and minorities is the same one that also gets a red carpet from Western media to spread Holocaust denial.

 ‘WE HAVE seen, in recent days, how harshly Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has spoken about Israel,’ says the writer. ‘He has even threatened Israel with total annihilation if it undertakes attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities.’

'Holocaust deniers can't have weapons of mass destruction' - IDF chief at Auschwitz

"You don't need to be a historian or a researcher to understand the horrors of the Holocaust, you need to be a human being!" said IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi

 IDF delegation at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, September 19, 2022.

Iran’s Raisi says research needed to verify if Holocaust happened

"There are some signs that it happened. If so, they should allow it to be investigated and researched," said Iranian President Raisi about the Holocaust.

 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan September 15, 2022.

Israel can engage with Mahmoud Abbas despite Holocaust revisionism - opinion

Abbas may parrot antisemitic myths and deliberately trivialize the Holocaust, but realpolitik dictates that Israel’s government engage with him if it furthers our national and security goals.

 BARACK OBAMA is flanked by Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas at the White House, 2010. Prime ministers, including Netanyahu, negotiated with the Palestinian leader when they thought it was in Israel’s interest to do so, says the writer.

Letters to the editor, June 22, 2022: Completely transparent

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Hamas, Islamic Jihad defend Abbas’s '50 Holocausts' remarks

PA President Mahmoud Abbas receives widespread cheers from political supporters, opponents alike over Holocaust comments

Hamas protest

Abbas has a history of Holocaust libel - editorial

His latest statements not only reinforce the libel of his unique Holocaust denial, but demonstrate once again that the 87-year-old Palestinian leader is not a partner for peace with Israel. 

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Berlin, Germany, August 16, 2022.

Palestinian President Abbas' holocaust comment is not new - analysis

The New York Times and Fox News may forget his comments soon, but Israelis will remember it, maybe not the exact words, but the overriding sentiment. 

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Berlin, Germany, August 16, 2022.

Maryland auction house sells Hitler's watch for $1.1 mil

An auction house in Maryland sells a watch given to Hitler on his birthday in 1933 for $1.1 million.

Nazi memorabilia found for sale in New South Wales, Australia.