During Saturday, Ahmad Alloush was to carry out Torah and Bible burnings outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm. The planned gathering has caused great anger, both in Sweden and internationally. During yesterday, Israel’s former Prime Minister Naftali Bennet told TV4 Nyheterna that the action is “deeply disturbing”. – You shouldn’t burn holy scriptures of any religion, that’s not what freedom of speech is about. Free speech is about allowing different opinions and debates. This is not freedom of speech, it is a terrible act of deliberate hatred, he said. During Saturday, many gathered at the area in the capital to participate and witness the Torah and Bible burnings. Ahmad Alloush showed his condition and a lighter – but nothing ignited. Wants to see a ban For TV4 Nyheterna, Ahmad Alloush states that he never intended to burn any religious scriptures. – I applied for permission because everyone who reads the Torah and the Bible would be dissatisfied with this and think that I am not good, he says. He states that the application was submitted as a response to the high-profile Koran burning outside Stockholm’s mosque. – There is a difference between freedom of expression and actions that are incitement against a group of people. I want this to lead to a ban on burning all holy books. You can criticize and you can think one way or another, but you shouldn’t burn, he says. He also expresses concern that more Koran burnings may become a reality in the coming time.
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