And it would be wielded to shut down debate based on the opinion of the speaker rather than any actual harm caused. So Prosecutorial discretion means that this will be applied to stop or punish speech only on one side of an issue. So one of the IHRA examples that prosecutors would be compelled to look at when they charge anyone with a crime is, quote, drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis. (00:56–01:03)
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