MEP Anna Cinzia Bonfrisco expressed that burning sacred texts of the Torah, the Bible in Sweden is an intolerable gesture of hate. She also mentioned that authorizing the burning of the Torah, the Bible, or any other sacred text in Sweden is not freedom of thought and expression but a vulgar offence to the religious feelings of believers.ย
Through the update, MEP Bonfrisco entitled the burning of the Torah, the Bible, as a deliberate act of hatred contrary to the teachings of love and mutual respect contained in those pages.ย
Furthermore, She extended that “We hoped that in Europe, the times when books were burned would have ended.”
According to sources, The Torah is the most sacred to the Jewish people. It is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible,ย
The First five Books of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Pentateuch or the Five Books of Moses by Christians, namely in English, are mentioned below:
- The Books of Exodus
- The Books of Genesis
- The Books of Leviticus
- The Books of Numbersย
- The Books of Deuteronomy
MEP Bonfrisco shared a brief piece of information regarding the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Salvini and the League.ย
She added Deputy PM of Italy, Matteo Salvini, and the League are against any confrontation of creed and are close to Israel and the Jewish communities.ย
Additionally, Rome is a privileged meeting place between religions, as the headquarters of the Vatican and the oldest Jewish community city in the world.ย
MEP Anna Bonfrisco acknowledged the general people of Sweden and the people of Italy, “We express solidarity to all its representatives, starting with the group of members of the Jewish Community of Rome called ‘The Friends of the Jewish Brigade.”ย
She emphasized that the Jewish Community of Rome, ‘ The Friends of the Jewish Brigade’, came to Strasbourg led by Angelo Pavoncello to witness the historical and cultural legacies that established Europe and founded its democratic action.
