Stockholm approves public Torah burning in front of Israeli embassy – The Swedish decision to permit the burning of a Torah has been met with wide condemnation from Israel and Jewish leaders. | The Jerusalem Post

In a deeply controversial decision that has shocked religious communities, Swedish authorities have given permission for a public burning of sacred Jewish and Christian texts, scheduled to occur outside Israel’s embassy in Stockholm this Saturday, July 15th.
Upon hearing the news, the umbrella organization of Jewish communities in Sweden released a poignant statement on Friday expressing their profound consternation and sadness. „As a people of the book, the Torah is our most sacred treasure of moral codes and ethics that have changed the world we live in,“ the statement read.