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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 585

Copenhagen

Students at Copenhagen University in Denmark carry Palestinian flags in a protest against Israel, May 6, 2024. (Youtube screenshot used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 11, 2025, 8:18 pm
Pro-Palestinian conference in Denmark drops speaker from group with Hezbollah ties
Hind Rajab Foundation’s founder, Dyab Abou Jahjah, has said he is ‘very proud’ of his military training with Lebanese terror group; the NGO blames Israeli press for the decision
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A police officer guards in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)
September 10, 2024, 3:21 pm
Danish man faces preliminary terror charges over blaze at Jewish woman’s home
Suspect, 21, could face life sentence — usually 16 years in prison — for allegedly sparking fire on balcony at victim’s Copenhagen home in May
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Activist Greta Thunberg released by Copenhagen police after her arrest at an anti-Israel protest, September 4, 2024. (X screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 4, 2024, 6:34 pm
Greta Thunberg briefly detained at Copenhagen protest urging boycott of Israel
Climate activist is among group of protesters who entered university building, hung anti-Israel banner from window
By Agencies
Illustrative: A soldier of the Danish Army (Forsvaret) guards the Copenhagen Synagogue, December 16, 2023. (Nils Meilvang/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)
February 22, 2024, 3:42 pm
Post-October 7 antisemitism in Denmark at highest level since WWII
All 121 recorded incidents of antisemitism were ‘Jew-hatred and not just criticism of Israel,’ says leader of 7,000-strong Danish Jewish community
By AP and ToI Staff
This photo, taken on June 29, 2023, shows a bronze head of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus (145 AD-211 CE), Asia Minor, ca 195-211, displayed at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum in Copenhagen. (Camille BAS-WOHLERT / AFP)
July 4, 2023, 11:35 am
Turkey seeks severed head of stolen ancient statue from Danish museum
Ankara wants to reunite the bronze head of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus with his recently returned body, but the Copenhagen museum is not sure the two are a match
By Camille BAS-WOHLERT
Illustrative: Policemen stand guard as demonstrators gather outside Iran's embassy in Oslo, Norway, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, to protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in custody in Iran after she was detained by the country’s morality police.(Terje Pedersen/NTB Scanpix via AP)
October 7, 2022, 10:13 pm
Knife-wielding man arrested after entering Iran embassy in Denmark
Police say man is an Iranian citizen; Tehran complains Danish police slow to react to threat; incident comes amid mounting protests against Islamic Republic
By AFP
A view of police at Field's shopping center in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 3, 2022 (Claus Bech/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
July 4, 2022, 8:22 am
Witnesses say Copenhagen attack suspect went to ‘hunt people,’ lured victims closer
Attacker tried to trick people into approaching by saying gun was fake; 3 dead and several injured, 3 critically; police knew suspect ‘peripherally’; mall packed with concertgoers
By Camille BAS-WOHLERT
People evacuated from the Field's shopping center run, in Orestad, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 3, 2022, after reports of shots fired. (Olafur Steinar Gestsson /Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
July 3, 2022, 11:39 pm
Several killed in Copenhagen shopping mall shooting; terror not ruled out
Police say suspected gunman, 22-year-old Danish man, detained at scene
By JAN M. OLSEN and Karl Ritter
David Sompolinsky in 2018. (Screenshot/YouTube)
October 20, 2021, 5:13 pm
Microbiologist and Holocaust hero David Sompolinsky dies at 100
Sompolinsky worked to smuggle hundreds of Danish Jews to safety in Sweden in 1943 before embarking on a remarkable career in Israel
By Amy Spiro
Illustrative photo of a ritual circumcision.(Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 7, 2020, 3:50 am
Danish lawmakers to mull circumcision ban, sparking protest
Head of Jewish community of Denmark says possible legislation making non-medical procedures illegal is the worst threat to the country’s Jews since World War II
By Cnaan Liphshiz
The Dean of Copenhagen Cathedral Anders Gadegaard (second from the right) and his congregation offer prayers for the shooting victims outside the synagogue Krystalgade in Copenhagen, on February 15, 2015 after two fatal attacks in the Danish capital, at a cultural center during a debate on Islam and free speech and a second outside the city's main synagogue. (AFP/Odd Andersen)
January 23, 2019, 4:32 am
Danes downplay seriousness of physical assaults on Jews
4 years after a jihadist killed a Jewish guard outside a Copenhagen synagogue, survey finds 42 percent of Danes say attacks on Jews are a problem
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative: Danish Jews arriving in Malmo, Sweden in September 2012 to show their solidarity with the city's Jewish community. (Photo credit: Cnaan Liphshiz/JTA)
June 16, 2018, 5:46 am
As Denmark considers a ban on circumcision, some Jews consider leaving
With parliament weighing new non-binding proposal, many in Jewish community feel caught between Islamist extremism and the xenophobia it triggers in their secularist society
By Cnaan Liphshiz
A ship prepares to set sail for Gaza as part of an attempt to bust the blockade on the territory, May 22, 2018 (Courtesy: International Committee for Breaking the Siege of Gaza)
May 22, 2018, 2:17 pm
New flotilla set to leave Denmark in bid to break blockade on Gaza
Two-month journey will see vessels stopping at European ports for activities in support of Palestinian ‘March of Return’
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Danish soldiers guard a synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 29, 2017. (AFP/ SCANPIX DENMARK / Mads Claus Rasmussen)
November 27, 2017, 11:19 pm
Denmark extends jail term for teen who planned to attack Jewish school
Now 17, Islamic State sympathizer, turned in by her parents, stabbed an educator in the stomach since being jailed
By AFP
A Danish and an Israeli flag seen among flowers and candles honoring the victims of a shooting attack outside the main synagogue in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 15, 2015. (AFP/Odd Andersen)
May 18, 2017, 7:43 pm
Danish teen gets six years in jail for plot to bomb Jewish school
Would-be jihadist tried to contact IS group, planned to blow up two Copenhagen schools – one Jewish
By AFP
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