Request filed with Swedish police to burn Torah outside Israeli embassy

Police in Stockholm have been submitted a request to burn a Torah book in front of the Israeli embassy, following the burning of a Quran outside a mosque in the city that sparked a backlash across the Muslim world, according to Sweden’s national public broadcaster.

The police force confirmed to SVT that it had received an application from an individual in his 30s to burn the Jewish and Christian holy books outside the embassy on July 15 as “a symbolic gathering for the sake of freedom of speech.”

Another request, to burn a Quran “as soon as possible” in Stockholm, was submitted by a woman in her 50s.

Police do not immediately rule out either request, saying any application is reviewed on an individual basis.

Israel’s Ambassador to Sweden Ziv Nevo Kulman is aghast, tweeting: “I am shocked and horrified by the prospect of the burning of more books in Sweden, be it the Koran, the Torah or any other holy book. This is clearly an act of hatred that must be stopped.”