Public furor leads to George Bensoussan acquittal

Following widespread public furor over what has been compared to the world-changing Dreyfus trial and described as a “Stalinist show-trial”, a French court acquitted Jewish historian Georges Bensoussan of hate speech charges over his statement that Arabs receive anti-Semitism with their “mother”s milk.” The 17th Criminal Tribunal of Paris acquitted Bensoussan on Tuesday, saying in their…