The violent clashes that occurred at the Eritrean Embassy in Tel Aviv on Saturday was only the most recent in a series of escalating protests against the Eritrean government.
Last year, the foundation left out the ambassadors of Russia and its ally Belarus because of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Sweden says that Iran is using the Quran burnings to spread misinformation and target the country.
The decision to appoint a commission met with immediate scepticism from several political parties, including the government's support party, the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats.
Sweden's SAPO security service raised the terrorist alert from 3 to 4 on a scale from 1-5, reflecting a high threat.
There is a misconception lying at the heart of the issue that is perhaps at the root cause of the problem, namely, that text desecration is “expression.”
The continuous repetition of insults against the Quran in Denmark and Sweden needs to end, and the authorities in both countries must confront these violations firmly and decisively.
After objecting for a year to Sweden’s bid to join NATO, Turkey finally relented. But tensions are still high, with recent Quran burnings, Kurdish groups, and Turkey’s EU membership bid at the center
Denmark is tightening border control due to security concerns after Quran burnings.
Sweden and Denmark have seen a string of protests in recent weeks, in which copies of the Quran were burned or otherwise damaged.
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