(AFP) Swedish police on Friday said they had granted a permit for a protest which would include burning holy texts outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, sparking condemnation from Israel and Jewish organisations.
The controversial protest, scheduled for Saturday, comes weeks after a man set fire to pages of the Koran outside Stockholm’s main mosque — leading to widespread outrage and condemnations around the world.
The demonstration would include a burning of the Torah and the Bible, was in response to the Koran burning protest and would be an expression in support of freedom of speech, according to the application to police.
