President Herzog's strong condemnation underscores the urgency of the situation and the need for immediate action to protect religious minorities and their sacred texts.
The Swedish government is considering whether to make burning the Quran and other holy books illegal following outrage over a recent Quran burning that took place in Stockholm.
HaCohen added that following the burning of the Koran, there were several requests to burn Torah scrolls, "but they did not take place because the Muslim leadership prevented it."
A man tore up and burned a Quran in Sweden's capital Stockholm last week, resulting in strong condemnation from several states.
Although a new ambassador to Sweden has been appointed, Iran will hold off on sending him to the Nordic country after outrage following a Quran burning.
Swedish police had granted permission for the anti-Quran protest to take place. But after the burning, police charged the man who carried it out with agitation against an ethnic or national group.
A series of demonstrations in Sweden against Islam and for Kurdish rights have offended Ankara, whose backing Sweden needs to gain entry to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
An autistic 14-year-old high school student was expelled and threatened with death after an incident where a Koran was “disrespected.”
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