Let’s see;
Cult based around an obsession with mythical ancestry. Check.
Aficionados of conspiracy theories. Check.
History of terrorism and assassinations. Check.
Abuse of women and children. Check.
Well dang.
That headline is complete nonsense, by the way, even though it’s already present in the source they cite.
The actual ruling hardly cares that Israel is mentioned in the comparison. The lawsuit is purely about the use of a swastika, which is for the most part illegal here in Germany.
But because the swastika was used in a historical context and clearly with a critical stance towards Nazi Germany, its use is legal here.
That’s the whole ruling. It could’ve also been a comparison Nazis vs. pineapple on pizza. It practically didn’t matter.
The fine was because it showed a partial swastika…
Anything showing a swastika or other icons like it, gets the fine.
The appeal took the fine off, but cautioned people against taking it as a greenlight to keep doing it.
Saying:
Israel is acting like the Nazis
Would never have likely triggered a fine to begin with, so while accurate the headline is pretty fucking misleading
Anything showing a swastika or other icons like it, gets the fine.
To be more specific:
It is legal to use the symbols for educational and artistic purposes, such as in films, museums, shows and video games; the latter was formerly subject to restrictions which led to German-language versions of games omitting or censoring any explicit references to Nazism until a ruling in 2018 upheld the recognition of video games as art, thus admitting them under the social adequacy exemption. Exceptions are also made when the symbols are used to condemn Nazism, rather than condone it. (i.e. A symbol of a person throwing a swastika in a trash can, a crossed-out swastika, etc. would be legal.)
