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Jewish Leaders Gift Quran, Promote Unity After Desecration

1/20/2026

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Jewish community leaders visited the Great Mosque of Stockholm to present a Quran from Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque.
The gesture followed the Quran desecration at the mosque last month.
Organizers said the act showed solidarity with Muslim worshipers and upheld Sweden's democratic values.
Rabbi Moshe David HaCohen said Jews and Muslims share fears that an unsafe society endangers all, expressing hope that peace can rebuild trust.

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Jewish community leaders visited the Great Mosque of Stockholm to present a Quran from Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque.
The gesture followed the Quran desecration at the mosque last month.
Organizers said the act showed solidarity with Muslim worshipers and upheld Sweden's democratic values.
Rabbi Moshe David HaCohen said Jews and Muslims share fears that an unsafe society endangers all, expressing hope that peace can rebuild trust.