Israel’s parliament has given initial approval to a bill banning the use of Nazi terminology, media reported on Thursday, with 
critics saying it violates freedom of expression.
The bill was passed at a preliminary reading on Wednesday but it must still be debated in a parliamentary committee, then go through a series of votes in the Knesset before it can become law.
According to the proposal, penned by Shimon Ohayon of the ruling Likud-Beiteinu party, a person who uses the word Nazi or a derivative, a Holocaust symbol such as concentration camp inmates garb or yellow stars of David, or a Nazi symbol, could be imprisoned for six months and fined the equivalent of USD 28,654.
The bill’s introductory note states, however, that using Nazi terminology or symbolism for educational or historic purposes is permitted.