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- ↑ "World in Action - The Nazi Party". Granada Television. 3 July 1978. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ↑ Full text of Supreme Court of Canada decision at LexUM
- ↑ "Amazon UK removes 3 Holocaust denial books from sale". The Times of Israel. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ↑ Carter, Rita (2 October 1996). "When the tenant refuses to go". The Independent. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
