Source (Croatian): https://tribun.hr/danska-vojska-angazirana-da-cuva-zidovske-lokacije-zbog-antisemitizma/
The Danish government has deployed its military to help police protect Jewish and Israeli sites as anti-Semitism rises there and around the world, it was announced on Saturday.
Soldiers will guard the Israeli embassy as well as a synagogue in Copenhagen, the Danish Defense Ministry announced on Saturday. "The terrorist threat to Denmark is serious," said Peter Hummelgaard, the country's justice minister. "And the conflict in the Middle East has led to a completely unacceptable rise in anti-Semitism and more uncertainty among Jews in Denmark."
The need comes as police resources are stretched thin, according to Bloomberg News, due to large-scale protests over the war in Gaza, as well as events where participants burned the Koran, a phenomenon seen across Scandinavia.
“I am happy,” said Hummelgaard, “that the armed forces continue to support the police in guarding the locations in Copenhagen. It will free up more hands for other important police tasks."
Military support is expected to begin on Wednesday, December 6. The support will be continuously evaluated, the government announced.
Source (Croatian): https://tribun.hr/danska-vojska-angazirana-da-cuva-zidovske-lokacije-zbog-antisemitizma/
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The Danish government has deployed its military to help police protect Jewish and Israeli sites as anti-Semitism rises there and around the world, it was announced on Saturday.
Soldiers will guard the Israeli embassy as well as a synagogue in Copenhagen, the Danish Defense Ministry announced on Saturday. "The terrorist threat to Denmark is serious," said Peter Hummelgaard, the country's justice minister. "And the conflict in the Middle East has led to a completely unacceptable rise in anti-Semitism and more uncertainty among Jews in Denmark."
The need comes as police resources are stretched thin, according to Bloomberg News, due to large-scale protests over the war in Gaza, as well as events where participants burned the Koran, a phenomenon seen across Scandinavia.
“I am happy,” said Hummelgaard, “that the armed forces continue to support the police in guarding the locations in Copenhagen. It will free up more hands for other important police tasks."
Military support is expected to begin on Wednesday, December 6. The support will be continuously evaluated, the government announced.
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