In Europe, Hate Speech Laws are Often Used to Suppress and Punish Left-Wing Viewpoints - The Intercept

In Europe, Hate Speech Laws are Often Used to Suppress and Punish Left-Wing Viewpoints

As part of the national week organized by the group "Just and Sustainable Peace between Israelis and Palestinians." More than 150 people gathered in Lyon, on the banks of Rhones, to show their solidarity with the Palestinian people, for the defense of freedoms, the right to boycott Israeli products, the end of the occupation, and the requirement of sanctions, as long as Israel is violating international law. Lyon 4 June 2016//KONRADK_090003/Credit:KONRAD K./SIPA/1606050904 (Sipa via AP Images)

If hate speech laws existed in the U.S., their prime targets would be pro-Palestinian groups, Muslims, atheists, Black Lives Matter activists, and antifa.