The Knesset plenum approved in second and third reading legislation prohibiting denial of the October 7, 2023 massacre, submitted by Knesset lawmaker Oded Forer. Some 16 lawmakers supported the legislation, with no opponents or abstentions. The legislation stipulates that anyone who publishes things that deny the massacre, with the intention of defending Hamas and its partners or expressing sympathy or identification with them, will be charged with a criminal offense punishable by five years in prison.
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Knesset approves law making denial of Oct. 7 massacre a criminal offense
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