Israeli Government Outraged By “Blood Libel” – News Reports
Government officials and commentators in Israel described reports that its army was extracting the body organs of Palestinians killed in ongoing clashes as anti-Semitic and libellous.
Aftonbladet, Sweden’s largest-circulation daily newspaper, carried an article that quoted claims made by Palestinians suggesting that Israeli army was involved in illegal and immoral human organ extracting and trade.
The headline of the Aftonbladet’s article read: “Our sons are plundered for their organs”. The article alleged Israeli authorities sanctioned such acts because of a shortage of organs in the country.
Daniel Seaman, who heads Israel’s government press office, said the article played on “vile anti-Semitic themes”.
Yigal Palmor, a foreign ministry spokesman, said officials had met Sweden’s ambassador to Israel and had “protested” about the article.
He said a formal complaint would be issued soon.
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