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Netanyahu to Sweden: Condemn IDF organ harvesting article
By Barak Ravid and Assaf Uni, Haaretz Correspondents, and The Associated Press
Tags: Aftonbladet, Israel News 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called for the Swedish government to condemn an article in a Stockholm newspaper suggesting Israel Defense Forces troops harvested the organs of Palestinians they killed.

An official present at the weekly session of the cabinet said Netanyahu told his ministers he did not expect the Swedish government to apologize for the article in the tabloid Aftonbladet but he did expect it to take a stand.


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We're not asking the Swedish government for an apology, we're asking for their condemnation," the official - speaking on condition of anonymity in keeping with Cabinet rules - quoted Netanyahu as saying.

The prime minister added that the story was "reminiscent of medieval libels that Jews killed Christian children for their blood," said the official.

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has already rejected Israeli calls for an official condemnation.

Some in Jerusalem expressed satisfaction over an entry in the personal blog of Sweden's foreign minister, which led some here to believe the official stance in Stockholm has softened.

Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz strongly criticized the Swedish government on Sunday, saying that its silence in face of the Aftonbladet article charging IDF soldiers with harvesting organs from dead Palestinians is tantamount to a diplomatic crisis.

"Anyone who is unwilling to condemn such a blood libel could be considered unwanted in Israel," Steinitz said.

The finance minister added that the "Swedish government cannot remain indifferent, and the crisis will remain until Sweden responds in a different manner."

"Israel cannot ignore such a manifestation of anti-Semitism," Steinitz said.

Meanwhile, the Government Press Office (GPO) said Sunday that it would delay staff members of a Swedish newspaper that published an article accusing the IDF of harvesting the organs of Palestinian civilians from receiving press credentials

The reporter and photographer, who are not the newspaper's usual reporters in Israel, arrived at the GPO with a letter sent by the paper asking them to provide them with the appropriate press credentials needed to pass into the Gaza Strip.

The GPO responded that the process could take up to three months.

GPO head Danny Seaman said that "we have 90 days to look into the request and we will conduct as thorough a probe as possible," adding that "in the case of this newspaper, we will look into even the most insignificant bureaucratic detail."

Seaman added that the GPO "has dealt with people impersonating as reporters in order to get into Gaza in the past, so we have passed their information to the IDF so that forces on the ground can be aware of their presence."

In his personal blog, Bildt suggests that articles like the one in the evening tabloid Aftonbladet may lead to hate crimes motivated by anti-Semitism.

During the weekend Israel stepped up pressure on Sweden by relaying sharply worded messages via various channels, insisting the government there issue an official condemnation of the article.

The pressure involved efforts by the Foreign Ministry, the Prime Minister's Bureau and National Security Adviser Uzi Arad, who called Bildt over the weekend.

A political source in Jerusalem told Haaretz that even though Arad and Bildt have known each other for some time, and both have participated in the Atlantic Forum discussions, the conversation was unpleasant.

Arad described the article in the Swedish newspaper as "abominable" and protested the fact that the Swedish government did not support the condemnation issued by its ambassador to Israel last week.

"The article is a blood libel of the worst sort," Arad told Bildt. "The absence of your response reflects a lack of sensitivity toward every Israeli, irrespective of political views. I expect you to forcefully condemn these claims."

Friday, Israel's ambassador to Sweden, Benny Dagan, in a meeting with Sweden's state secretary for foreign affairs, Frank Belfrage, demanded that Sweden "lift this cloud over ties prior to the visit of Foreign Minister Carl Bildt to Israel."

Bildt is scheduled to visit Israel on September 10.

The meeting between Dagan and Belfrage was tense, with Dagan being highly critical of the Swedish government and especially Bildt, reiterating Israel's demand for an official condemnation of the article's claims.

The Swedish state secretary argued that there are constitutional limitations to what the government can do, and that it was impossible to limit what is published in the media.

"In the past you responded to similar reports," Dagan said. "Your response to date has been indecisive and your stance on the matter remains unclear to us," the Israeli diplomat insisted.

Belfrage tried to explain that Bildt had responded on the matter in his blog. The Swedish foreign minister wrote in his blog on Friday morning that "freedom of speech is a basic value in Sweden" and "part of the constitution." Bildt noted that he was cognizant of the anger in Israel but believed the basic values of a society are best preserved through debate.

In response Dagan said: "What does it mean he wrote in his blog? Who does that represent? Is he writing there as a private citizen? As the foreign minister of Sweden? Or as the current holder of the European Union presidency? Israel expects a clear government stance and not views on a blog."

As a result of the pressure Bildt put up the new blog entry, in which he voices views condemning anti-Semitism and calls for closer ties with Israel.

In an unprecedented move the Swedish Foreign Ministry's Web site included a link yesterday to Bildt's blog entry, suggesting that his position was being adopted as the semi-official stance of the government. In his new entry, Bildt expresses his personal reservations about the article but did not condemn it and says freedom of the press is defended by the Swedish constitution. However, he also hints that reports can stir anti-Semitism and that this "angers" him.

The Swedish foreign minister notes that hate crimes are against the law in Sweden, and this includes incitement to anti-Semitism. But he also points out that the courts, and not the politicians, are responsible for condemning and dealing with the responsible parties.

The Foreign Ministry and the Prime Minister's Bureau welcomed yesterday the "change" in the foreign minister's blog.

"Better late than never," a senior Israel official said. "The Swedes are beginning to move in the right direction, but from our point of view this is not the end of the crisis, and Israel is still demanding a clear statement on the part of the government in Stockholm."

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      1.   The article can be read in English here 10:34  |  John 23/08/09
      2.   Swedish cowardice or anti-Semitism? 11:21  |  Noam 23/08/09
      3.   Bibi`s poodle voices a `sage` enigmatic comment::... 11:27  |  Esther 23/08/09
      4.   I Guess the US Can Demand Bibi Condemn 11:33  |  Mark of Lewiston 23/08/09
      5.   Netanyahu`s pointless exercise 11:34  |  Chris Linthwaite 23/08/09
      6.   So why`re the pals admitted to Israeli hospitals? 11:48  |  Absolute Sweden 23/08/09
      7.   Freedom of the Press 11:59  |  JordanisPalestine 23/08/09
      8.   Invade Sweden 12:05  |  Chaim Ben Kahan 23/08/09
      9.   Absolute Sweden the simple answer 12:18  |  Simon Mullock 23/08/09
      10.   sIMON MULLOCK the libel is IDF,not Israeli hospitals. 12:37  |  PETER SM 23/08/09
      11.   Thanks John for the translation 12:45  |  Chris Linthwaite 23/08/09
      12.   What is the agenda of Sweden and Israel during Bildt visit? 12:53  |  shamgar 23/08/09
      13.   Swedish Freedom of Press 12:55  |  Michael 23/08/09
      14.   Invade 13:03  |  Ässet 23/08/09
      15.   Shamgar you just hit the nail on it`s head 13:07  |  Chris Linthwaite 23/08/09
      16.   leave it to the people of.. 13:10  |  Hencke 23/08/09
      17.   There will and shall not be a Swedish condemnation 13:15  |  Peter Andersson 23/08/09
      18.   According to Haaretz, one of the "punishments" discussed..... 13:16  |  Swiss (Dino) 23/08/09
      19.   Freedom of the press more important than hurt feelings 13:36  |  Johan 23/08/09
      20.   Absolute Sweeden, ban Palestinians from Israeli hospitals? 13:37  |  The Machsom Watcher 23/08/09
      21.   Thanks for posting the article in English John #1 13:38  |  Joseph Steinberg 23/08/09
      22.   If it were said of Arabs, the country would be ablaze! 13:45  |  Jeff 23/08/09
      23.   Actually, Mark of Lewiston, I haven`t seen libel and malighment. 13:55  |  Tzfonit 23/08/09
      24.   Chris is Clueless 14:20  |  Nestor 23/08/09
      25.   Freedom of speech 15:34  |  Per H 23/08/09
      26.   A case to be answered 15:45  |  BDS 23/08/09
      27.   Just show that the article is untrue 15:45  |  Lese Majeste 23/08/09
      28.   Swedish behaviour is anti semitic 15:56  |  Mark Jeffery Koch 23/08/09
      29.   To end this, allow a comprehensive investigation 16:11  |  Hobo 23/08/09
      30.   Responsibility and objectivity 16:12  |  Bazmann 23/08/09
      31.   Extreme ignorance 16:43  |  Hannes Petri 23/08/09
      32.   Swiss (Dino) on "Swiss mercy" 17:04  |  Christopher 23/08/09
      33.   why not 17:06  |  sam 23/08/09
      34.   Pulling the Holocause/WWII card 17:08  |  Apa 23/08/09
      35.   Wag the dog by Netanyahu 17:21  |  Basil 23/08/09
      36.   Why not answer the questions... 17:21  |  Erik 23/08/09
      37.   Hi Tzfonit - Segev Got it Right 17:57  |  Mark of Lewiston 23/08/09
      38.   Constitution and freedom of press 17:59  |  Fredrik 23/08/09
      39.   It`s strange... 18:06  |  Seffer 23/08/09
      40.   Total nonsense 18:11  |  MarkC 23/08/09
      41.   Sweden is a democracy 18:12  |  Arntor 23/08/09
      42.   Swedes Shock War Criminal Netanyahu 18:19  |  J Levy 23/08/09
      43.   Count Folke Bernadotte - condemn killers? 18:20  |  Manny Goldstein 23/08/09
      44.   Israel, Sweden and Islam 18:22  |  Michael in Stockholm 23/08/09
      45.   Thanks for translation, John 18:32  |  Jasper 23/08/09
      46.   Johan and Peter, your responses indicate 18:35  |  jj 23/08/09
      47.   Christopher to Swiss(Dino) 18:35  |  zmogus 23/08/09
      48.   There are limits to "free speech" 18:58  |  Jason 23/08/09
      49.   In response to"Condemn IDF organ harvesting article" 19:09  |  Damian 23/08/09
      50.   An International inquiry is needed? 20:02  |  BIG 23/08/09
      51.   Warmongering 20:05  |  Drakskeppet 23/08/09
      52.   Organ harvesting 20:06  |  Chris 23/08/09
      53.   Thank you John #1--It shows how sick this journalist is 20:28  |  IW 23/08/09
      54.   Freedom of the press is a concept not well known in Israel 20:29  |  David 23/08/09
      55.   God bless Sweden 21:01  |  Jethro 23/08/09
      56.   Israel just as old-fashioned as Moslem countries 21:15  |  Eli 23/08/09
      57.   JJ, What implications might that be? part 1 21:16  |  Johan 23/08/09
      58.   Fertile soil 21:17  |  Darlene Wallach 23/08/09
      59.   JJ, what implications might that be? part 2 21:17  |  Johan 23/08/09
      60.   This Is So Retarded... 21:23  |  Yosemite 23/08/09
      61.   different responses for jew hate and arab hate 21:26  |  George 23/08/09
      62.   Credibility: Aftonbladet vs Israel`s 21:31  |  Gray 23/08/09
      63.   jj so go ahead and sue Sweden-----please. 21:32  |  Labhras 23/08/09
      64.   As a swede i can state 21:35  |  Carmen 23/08/09
      65.   The Swedish government is not asked to take back and appologize 21:39  |  Amihai 23/08/09
      66.   To all Swedes I have some questions 21:46  |  Oleg 23/08/09
      67.   We have a free press 21:49  |  Gary 23/08/09
      68.   Same as Jews made bread with blood of Christian children 21:50  |  Semsem 23/08/09
      69.   To Jeff #22 `If it were said of Arabs...` 21:50  |  Colin Wright 23/08/09
      70.   #!8 Swiss murdered 30,000 Jews by sending them back 21:52  |  Elly 23/08/09
      71.   To all Swedes I have some questions (part 2) 21:52  |  Oleg 23/08/09
      72.   Body parts harvesting 21:54  |  Enoch 23/08/09
      73.   #48 Jason - Harms Way 21:55  |  Makevet 23/08/09
      74.   Really pretty counterproductive 21:55  |  Colin Wright 23/08/09
      75.   The big lie that Dino would like to keep secret 21:56  |  Ki`emli 23/08/09
      76.   I will now start shopping at IKEA---We have a new one 21:57  |  Labhras 23/08/09
      77.   Seffer - Cartoons were in Danish newspaper, not Swedish 21:59  |  Oleg 23/08/09
      78.   #54 - David 22:04  |  Oleg 23/08/09
      79.   the israelis must have transplanted the brain because 22:05  |  odles 23/08/09
      80.   re: Invade Sweden 22:10  |  Mathias 23/08/09
      81.   Netanyahu 22:13  |  Steven 23/08/09
      82.   freedom 22:16  |  udi 23/08/09
      83.   jewish organ traffikers 22:21  |  odles 23/08/09
      84.   linthwait 22:29  |  oz 23/08/09
      85.   In that case Hannes, Peter, and other Swedes? 22:33  |  Ki`emli 23/08/09
      86.   #17 - Peter Anderson 22:34  |  Maurice 23/08/09
      87.   Anti-Jewish bloggers: blood libels are not about evidence 22:35  |  Paul Freedman 23/08/09
      88.   #19 - Johan 22:40  |  Maurice 23/08/09
      89.   Thank you David 22:41  |  Walter Sauerland 23/08/09
      90.   Organs obtained? 22:42  |  Rolf Soderberg 23/08/09
      91.   were the bodies possibly returned at night to avoid.... 22:43  |  odles 23/08/09
      92.   condemm idf organ harvesting article 22:48  |  a.j 23/08/09
      93.   moral 22:51  |  shimi 23/08/09
      94.   The antisemitic stories about stealing Yemeni babies were true 22:56  |  seth 23/08/09
      95.   Swedish 22:57  |  H&K 23/08/09
      96.   RE:Netanyahu to Sweden.... 22:58  |  Monroe 23/08/09
      97.   take action! 23:03  |  Joe 23/08/09
      98.   reality? 23:14  |  Hirz 23/08/09
      99.   Ad Hominem 23:15  |  Fred 23/08/09
      100.   btw article doesn`t begin to claim has "facts" 23:17  |  Paul Freedman 23/08/09
      101.   Consequenses 23:18  |  Dag 23/08/09
      102.   definition: blood libel 23:22  |  you ARE ALL WRONG 23/08/09
      103.   antirasists 23:29  |  olof lindberg 23/08/09
      104.   Crimes are handled by the police, not the government 23:32  |  Tomas 23/08/09
      105.   Strange, why unwarranted autopsies? 23:33  |  Xyz 23/08/09
      106.   Sweden should follow IDF`s lead 23:35  |  Matthew 23/08/09
      107.   Israel Harvesting organ 23:37  |  Jorg Herman 23/08/09
      108.   Show the world 23:38  |  Seth Grossman 23/08/09
      109.   Credibility: Aftonbladet vs Israel`s 5th TRY 23:48  |  Gray 23/08/09
      110.   They got it wrong 23:52  |  David 23/08/09
      111.   zmogus - so what you are saying 23:53  |  Christopher 23/08/09
      112.   David in NYC-No freedom of press in Israel? 00:07  |  Arie 24/08/09
      113.   Thank you BIG #50 00:19  |  alf holst 24/08/09
      114.   Mr.Netanyahu is a courageous man! Bravo! 00:25  |  Vittorio 24/08/09
      115.   More hyperbole over a tabloid article 00:38  |  Jakob 24/08/09
      116.   Sweden should press Israel to apologize to Palestinian orphans 00:43  |  Jann 24/08/09
      117.   da lifnei-mi atah omed .. thanks #1 John 00:43  |  mhung 24/08/09
      118.   if your are denounced you have to go to court 00:45  |  khaleb 24/08/09
      119.   So much for a democracy 01:15  |  Denise 24/08/09
      120.   sweden and freedom of press 01:17  |  lennart 24/08/09
      121.   What is the point of a postmortem autopsy? 01:20  |  Heinz 24/08/09
      122.   Article Ravid, answer to no. 1 01:40  |  wagner 24/08/09
      123.   Great questions @ 43 01:47  |  bob 24/08/09
      124.   Rabbis arrested in NJ for selling body parts from Israel. 01:47  |  Abraham 24/08/09
      125.   M.GOLDSTEIN Will you condemn the British white paper 01:52  |  PETER SM 24/08/09
      126.   To jj, sorry but your`e wrong 01:53  |  Peter Andersson 24/08/09
      127.   You are no better than the muslim trash 01:56  |  Nils Nilsson 24/08/09
      128.   You are no better than the muslim trash (3) 01:59  |  Nils Nilsson 24/08/09
      129.   to jj, sorry but your`e wrong 02:01  |  Peter Andersson 24/08/09
      130.   You know nothing! 02:05  |  Carl Serung 24/08/09
      131.   #1, JOHN, thanks for the translation 02:06  |  VIPER 24/08/09
      132.   Harvesting organs 02:06  |  Jennifer 24/08/09
      133.   #10, PETER SM, plenty of proof 02:07  |  VIPER 24/08/09
      134.   The Cemetery of Numbers and Facility 1391 Israel. 02:08  |  Maureen Ann 24/08/09
      135.   Just a bity surprised by the simplistic discussion 02:17  |  Ximpans 24/08/09
      136.   #60 - Carl Serung knows less than nothing! 02:20  |  MichaelF 24/08/09
      137.   Israel used Arab organs. . . . 02:21  |  MichaelF 24/08/09
      138.   #54 - David 02:25  |  MichaelF 24/08/09
      139.   To: #54 David 02:26  |  Good 24/08/09
      140.   Lennart is a liar! 02:28  |  Carl Serung 24/08/09
      141.   why anti-sermetic? 02:33  |  losmuertos 24/08/09
      142.   Swedish excuse makes no sense and is thus nonsense 02:34  |  JW 24/08/09
      143.   "DAVID"Obviuosly you do not understand libel while you 02:41  |  PETER SM 24/08/09
      144.   Israel has rights too 02:43  |  Good 24/08/09
      145.   maybe it is a good time for a King of Sweden to condemn the 02:49  |  Vittorio 24/08/09
      146.   Heinz proves the mentality of the "blood libelists" 02:54  |  Christopher 24/08/09
      147.   Invade Sweden 02:59  |  Ingemar 24/08/09
      148.   Why Didn`t Bibi React to the REAL Organ Harvesting?? 03:09  |  Art Skell 24/08/09
      149.   Only antisemites believe this story-Jennifer is correct 03:16  |  Robert 24/08/09
      150.   Sweden/Israel 03:48  |  Richard 24/08/09
      151.   Israel Should be Calling for an International Investigation 03:59  |  Moshe Cryan 24/08/09
      152.   To MichaelF 04:04  |  Stefan 24/08/09
      153.   VIPER Please quote the proof in the article 04:23  |  PETER SM 24/08/09
      154.   MAUREEN Surely it is in your interest to make your innuendo fact 04:25  |  PETER SM 24/08/09
      155.   WHO ARE THE NORDIC COUNTRIES? 04:35  |  listen 24/08/09
      156.   To Noam: Swedish cowardice or anti-Semitism? 04:49  |  Anders 24/08/09
      157.   Easy way to dispell claim. 04:49  |  Fritz 24/08/09
      158.   Swedish freedom of press 04:52  |  Rigoletto 24/08/09
      159.   Anyone who doesn`t condemn illegal settlements not welcome 04:56  |  binny 24/08/09
      160.   deny speech to uneducated Swedes 04:58  |  Chris 24/08/09
      161.   #1 John 05:01  |  Bilal 24/08/09
      162.   To Michael, Hifa about Swedish Freedom 05:05  |  Anders 24/08/09
      163.   What goes around.... 05:06  |  Michael 24/08/09
      164.   Re16 Appropriate response 05:10  |  alan the real one 24/08/09
      165.   Good 82 & 79 - Israel has the right to sue the paper. 05:31  |  David 24/08/09
      166.   Swedish refusal to condemn, not apologize, the blood libel, 05:31  |  Ben 24/08/09
      167.   Methinks they protest too much - article specific 07:00  |  Don Boston 24/08/09
      168.   Simply Put 07:46  |  Howie 24/08/09
      169.   #98 Something you might like to read, Don 08:34  |  Johnboy 24/08/09
      170.   A free press 08:35  |  ulf bergvall 24/08/09
      171.   Nordic countries correction 09:02  |  David Lindahl 24/08/09
      172.   Well since this will probably be censored 09:09  |  Stefan 24/08/09
      173.   You know...the more you demand an apology... 09:19  |  Welshman 24/08/09
      174.   D.BOSTON Autopsy specimens are often kept behind 09:23  |  PETER SM 24/08/09
      175.   It is true 09:47  |  A Friend 24/08/09
      176.   Netanyahu`s upside down logic ... 09:52  |  Dutch 24/08/09
      177.   heinz 09:54  |  ban 24/08/09
      178.   Those anti-semitism tunes again... 10:38  |  Emanuel Sionista 24/08/09
      179.   #101 PETER SM gives me the biggest laugh of the day. 11:20  |  Johnboy 24/08/09
      180.   #101 dutch and LOGIC - like OIL & WATER, EAST & WEST, etc etc 11:22  |  CK Tan 24/08/09
      181.   JOHNBOY I thought you almost spoke sense for a while 11:33  |  PETER SM 24/08/09
      182.   Get your facts in order 11:38  |  Ms 24/08/09
      183.   Aftonbladet, nominee for the Goebbels prize of disinformation 12:44  |  Ratfucker 24/08/09
      184.   #§32 Ben 12:45  |  Lena 24/08/09
      185.   #145 johnboy DECLARES that the PALIS have to PROVE their CASE 14:24  |  CK Tan 24/08/09
      186.   PSM Halleluia --thine eyes have seen the glory 14:32  |  Labhras 24/08/09
      187.   #165 PETER is still good for a laugh! 15:07  |  Johnboy 24/08/09
      188.   #179 Man, you really are some kind of stupid, CK Tan 15:13  |  Johnboy 24/08/09
      189.   how swedes see this p1 15:38  |  Patrik 24/08/09
      190.   Libel 16:01  |  harald 24/08/09
      191.   how sweds see this p2 16:05  |  P 24/08/09
      192.   #107, Christopher. I believe you have a very good heart though 16:20  |  zmogus 24/08/09
      193.   Scared of the vikings? 17:27  |  Johan 24/08/09
      194.   #107, Christopher. But I do believe you have a very kind heart 18:04  |  zmogus 24/08/09
      195.   Re Oleg 18:48  |  Adam 24/08/09
      196.   where is this petition 21:41  |  Even steven 24/08/09
      197.   After this? 22:01  |  Avi 24/08/09
      198.   Responsee to Oleg in Calgary 23:09  |  Thomas 24/08/09
      199.   #158 Swedish freedom of press 23:48  |  Thomas 24/08/09
      200.   #177 Well, that`s another chuckle curtesy of PETER SM 04:06  |  Johnboy 25/08/09
      201.   #181 CK Tan comes late to the discussion 04:13  |  Johnboy 25/08/09
      202.   Sweden`s Hypocrisy & Spineless Governance 07:51  |  Chris 25/08/09
      203.   #187 Chris 10:53  |  Lena 25/08/09
      204.   #107, Christopher. But I do believe you have a very good heart 17:49  |  zmogus 25/08/09
      205.   Sweden`s real agenda with the Arab world - anyone? 18:07  |  Chris 25/08/09
      206.   176 Ck, Only a fool would follow your line of logic... 19:43  |  Dutch 25/08/09
      207.   Peter Andersson 01:36  |  kiwi 26/08/09
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