Published 19 May 2021 at 20.22
Domestic. “It is pure anti-Semitism.” This is what the chairman of the Jewish Central Council, Aron Verständig, says to Expressen about a comment made by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt (M).
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Carl Bildt made his statement in connection with him talking about the conflict in Israel and Palestine in SVT's “Morning Studio” on Wednesday.
– What triggered it was what happened with the police operation at the al-Aqsa Mosque. It's like sending Nazis into the Vatican. There are such strong feelings, he said.
The comparison with the Nazis has not fallen into place, however.
Comparing Israelis to the Nazis is “not only rude and tasteless” but also ” pure and simple anti-Semitism “, says the chairman of the Jewish Central Council Aron Verständig to Expressen.
Carl Bildt writes in an email to Expressen that it” was not a good wording “and that he should have chosen another parable.