Now plans to burn Israeli scriptures in Sweden, Israel said this

Israel. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has strongly condemned Swedish activists for planning to burn a copy of the Jewish scripture ‘Torah’ in front of the Israeli embassy in Stockholm. “I call on the Swedish authorities to stop this outrageous act and not allow the burning of the Torah scrolls,” Cohen said. I have authorized Israel’s ambassador to Sweden, Zvi Nevo Kulman, and the Israeli Foreign Ministry. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will do its best to prevent this shameful incident.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted, “Israel takes very seriously this outrageous decision that harms the sacred religion of the Jewish people. The holy books of all religions must be respected.” In early June, Swedish police said it had received several applications requesting permission to publicly burn copies of Christian, Jewish and Muslim holy books. On 28 June, the first day of Eid al-Adha, a protest took place outside Stockholm’s main mosque in which the Quran was burned.