On 19 September the Swedish newspaper Aftonbadet was cleared of anti-semitism charges by the Sweden’s Chancellor of Justice. The Israeli government had called on Swedish authorities to investigate a story that Aftonbadet published in August. The story alleged that Israeli soldiers had harvested body parts of dead Palestinians for sale. Chancellor of Justice Goran Lambertz is the only prosecutor in Sweden authorised to take legal action in cases concerning freedom of speech. (The Guardian)
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Swedish paper cleared of anti-semitism charges
On 19 September the Swedish newspaper Aftonbadet was cleared of anti-semitism charges by the Sweden’s Chancellor of Justice. The Israeli government had called on Swedish authorities to investigate a story that Aftonbadet published in August. The story alleged that Israeli soldiers had harvested body parts of dead Palestinians for sale. Chancellor of Justice Goran Lambertz […]
By Lance Lattig
22 Sep 09
By Lance Lattig
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