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Activists burn Israeli flag outside Swedish synagogue to chants of 'Bomb Israel'

Jewish groups in the country have condemned the 'blatantly antisemitic' behaviour

November 6, 2023 11:33
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Jewish communities in Sweden have said they are "deeply appalled" after pro-Palestine demonstrators burnt an Israeli flag in front of a synagogue.

Activists burnt the flag during a demonstration in Malmo, southern Sweden, on Saturday.

In a video clip of the rally posted to X/Twitter, demonstrators can be seen waving Palestinian flags to chants of “Free Palestine, bomb Israel”.

Aaron Verständig, chairman of the Jewish Central Council of Sweden, who captured the flag burning on camera, said: “Such acts of hatred towards the Jewish community in Malmo by extremists are utterly reprehensible.”