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.

JANUARY 22, 2026|ByMATHILDA HELLER

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

One in 10 adults in Ireland believes that the Holocaust is a myth, according to a recent Global Strategy Group survey.

JANUARY 22, 2026|ByESTHER DAVIS

Charlie and Erika Kirk in Jerusalem in March of 2019

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

The Second International Conference on Combating Antisemitism, led by Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli, was scheduled for January 26–27.

JANUARY 20, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani revoked an executive order adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism, including provisions linking some anti-Zionist rhetoric to antisemitism.

JANUARY 2, 2026|ByJAMES GENN, IDAN KWELLER

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a cause for hope and call to action

Why designate a holiday for remembrance of the Holocaust? Because in the bleak history of genocide, the Holocaust is singular in its evil.

JANUARY 26, 2023ByPAUL PACKER

THE GATE to Auschwitz, photographed in January 2021, 76 years after the camp’s liberation: There are still countless Jews who say about the Shoah, ‘If this could happen, how can anyone still believe in God?’

Dear Non-Jews, this is what to do this Holocaust Remembrance day - Opinion

In light of the spike in antisemitism, there is something non-Jews need to remember this Holocaust Remembrance day.

JANUARY 25, 2023ByMATT LEVIN, RONEET EDRICH, JOSH BROIDE

A CANDLE is lit and a flower is placed on the railway tracks at Birkenau, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, last year.

The Holocaust is a myth, a quarter of Dutch younger generation agree

With antisemitism on the rise and Holocaust denial more widespread, the young population in the Netherlands has been placing doubts on facts.

JANUARY 25, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

National Holocaust Museum Amsterdam 2016

Congressman Ritchie Torres: ‘Holocaust deniers are the scum of the Earth’

Despite being one of the youngest members of the House at just 34, Torres has become synonymous with the fight against antisemitism and support for the State of Israel.

DECEMBER 9, 2022ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE

Representative Ritchie Torres speaks during the House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, US, September 30, 2021.

Kanye West antisemitism: Rapper Akon backs West despite Hitler comments

Akon appeared in a SkyNews interview and declined to condemn any of Kanye West's comments because they don't affect him.

DECEMBER 5, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Akon on stage at a cryptocurrency conference in Lisbon, Portugal

Letters to the Editor, December 05, 2022: Witness to the atrocities

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

DECEMBER 5, 2022ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Holocaust denial spreading in the US -opinion

There has been interest by a still small number of academically educated, intellectual and political figures willing to participate in Holocaust “revisionism.”

DECEMBER 4, 2022ByDANIEL S. GROSS