French Comedian to Stand Trial Over Comment Against Jewish Journalist

PARIS — The often-prosecuted French comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala is to stand trial in criminal court on Wednesday over a comment he made lamenting that a prominent Jewish journalist did not die in “the gas chambers,” prosecutors said.

However, some legal experts counter that while Charlie Hebdo heaps scorn on all religions, Mr. M’bala M’bala has targeted a specific group, Jews, and that has made him more vulnerable to legal complaints.

The New York Times