Torah Burning, Freedom of Speech, or a Lesson to the Masses
Protestors abandon his plan to burn Torah in Sweden to teach a lesson to Swedish authorities. Israel records a protests to Swedish Government. Is it a start of a new war or an end to religious insensitiveness?
The man who vowed to burn the Torah and the Bible outside the Israeli Embassy in Sweden's capital, Stockholm. He had chosen not to set fire to the religious scriptures, Swedish media have reported. Despite being given permission by Stockholm police to hold a three-person protest. The man said he had no intention of burning any books and instead threw a lighter to the ground.
"I never thought I would burn any books. I'm a Muslim, we don't burn [books]," broadcaster SVT cited the man as telling those gathered for the planned desecration. The 32-year-old Ahmad A. said the rea...