Germany - Holocaust Denier Zundel's Trial Resumes

Berlin - The trial of Ernst Zundel, a far-right activist accused of denying the Holocaust, was to resume Thursday after a break during which Iran has sought to cast doubt on the Nazi genocide and debate has opened over the West's commitment to free speech.

German authorities accuse Zundel, a longtime Canadian resident, of decades of anti-Semitic activities, including repeated denials of the Holocaust, a crime in his native Germany and some other European countries.

Zundel, 66, who was deported from Canada last year, was due back in Mannheim state court on Thursday, where he faces charges of incitement, libel and disparaging the dead. He faces a maximum five years in jail if convicted.