Swedish police approved on Friday a locals request to burn the Hebrew Bible on Saturday in front of the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, two and a half weeks after allowing another activist to burn the Quran in front of a major mosque in the Swedish capital, sparking immense anger toward Sweden in the Muslim world.
The identity of the individual requesting to burn the Hebrew Bible is unclear, but it seems that he also intends to do so in order to challenge Sweden's commitment to the principle of freedom of expression, a principle that led it to approve the burning of the Quran as well.
Muslim and Jewish leaders are working behind the scenes to dissuade the individual from carrying out the burning, but to no avail. (Itamar Eichner)