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In significant verdict, French court sentences Holocaust denier to 5 years for making death threats

The unusually harsh sentence was over videos he made calling for the murder of two Jewish lawyers and a journalist.

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Dieudonne M'bala M'bala, left, and Alain Soral arriving at the Paris courthouse on March 12, 2015, for Soral's trial for inciting hatred against Jews. (Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images)

French Holocaust denier Alain Soral arrested and his ally Dieudonne banned from Facebook

The move reflects a greater willingness by law enforcement to use force against purveyors of conspiracy theories about Jews.

French Holocaust denier sentenced to prison for publishing denial material on website

It is the second conviction and prison sentence for Alain Soral since the beginning of the year.

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French Holocaust denier sentenced to year in jail for inciting anti-Semitism

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Court upholds Jean-Marie Le Pen’s Holocaust denial conviction

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French courts punish promoters of anti-Semitic hate speech

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A Yom Kippur apology to France’s most famous anti-Semite

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French court fines writer for Facebook post saying Hitler should have finished the job

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Local French politician probed for ‘no dogs and Jews allowed’ Twitter account

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French court: Centrists slandered leftist with anti-Semitism claims

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