Sweden's Jewish community condemns Quran burning incident

Turkey's Anadolu Agency reports:"Those who burn books will in the end burn people," Jewish and Muslim communities in Sweden have warned, quoting famous German Jewish author Heinrich Heine following recent burnings of the Muslim holy book, the Quran.In a reference to book burnings in Nazi Germany, the Official Council of Swedish Jewish Communities and the AMANAH Muslim...

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Algerian Islamists try again to make "normalization" illegal

From Middle East Monitor:Algerian lawmakers, on Tuesday, submitted a Bill criminalising normalisation with Israel, including articles prohibiting travel or any direct or indirect contact with Tel Aviv, Anadolu News Agency reports.Youssef Ajesa, a lawmaker from the Movement of Society for Peace, told Anadolu Agency that he "lodged on behalf of his party's group of deputies...

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UAE doesn't issue a visa for the Mufti of Palestine - but may allow Israelis to enter freely

Anadolu Agency reports that  the United Arab Emirates has not issued a visa to the mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein. He was slated to attend a conference in the UAE and was to arrive on Sunday. A Palestinian official told the agency that  the Palestinian authorities have been working on this, saying that a solution is on its way. Yet it is Wednesday...

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