A well-known French Muslim preacher could face prosecution for remarks against Jews. French Interior Minister Dominique De Villepin described remarks by Hassane Iquioussen, on a cassette entitled “Palestine, History of an Injustice,” as “unacceptable.” “All legal means should be put into place to quell such remarks,” De Villepin said in a statement last week.
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