Just a quick note before the word ‘Nazi’ is outlawed

By Ami Kaufman January 12, 2012 | Edit

Just a few days ago, the Israeli government approved a bill that would “impose penalties of up to six months in jail and a $25,000 fine for using the word ‘Nazi’ or Holocaust symbols for purposes other than teaching, documentation or research.”

This wonderful infringement on my freedom of expression gave me the urge to write a quick note to my 120 public representatives in the Knesset.

13 January, 2012

Knesset
Kiryat Ben Gurion
Jerusalem 91950

Dear Members of Knesset,

Before you turn the bill which prohibits using the word “Nazi” into law, I just wanted to get a few things of my chest:

Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!
Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!! Nazis!!!

Thanks for listening, and I appreciate all your hard work,

Ami Kaufman
Bat Yam

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