Foreign Minister Eli Cohen spoke with Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström on Friday and told him that burning a Torah scroll in Sweden could damage relations between the two countries. "I am appalled by the additional threat to burn a Torah scroll in Sweden. We must put an end to the use of the threat of damaging holy books," Minister Cohen clarified.
Ron Tenenbaum, a Swedish resident, explains the permit to burn holy books in the country
"I spoke with my friend the Swedish foreign minister and made it clear to him that we expect the Swedish government to prevent such incidents that could harm relations between the two countries. I made it clear to him that Israel views with severity the use of threats to burn holy books and Torah scrolls in Sweden."
This time, the request to burn the holy book was forwarded to the police by a 50-year-old woman who wants to protest violations of children's rights in Sweden, apparently circumcision, which is perceived by anti-Semitic organizations as a violation of children's rights."
Swedish officials say the woman is mentally disturbed and regularly protests against child abduction, not circumcision. According to the officials, the woman is looking for attention.
According to Stockholm police, four people are scheduled to attend. The police added that they were in contact with all the parties concerned.
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