Robert from Swedent sent me this: "Jan Björklund is the Swedish deputy prime minster, minister of education, leader
of the Folkparti (lib) and by far the most "Israel positive" member of the
Swedish coalition government. While visiting Hebron he was attacked by an
angry settler and his bodyguards were obliged to intervene:-))
News but no big news in the Swedish press. Had the attacker been a Palestinian however...
quick slightly corrected google-translation...
"It was during a trip to Israel and Palestine that education minister and deputy prime minister Jan Björklund (Liberal) was suddenly forced to cancel a visit to a settlement in Hebron in the West Bank after settlers tried to attack him.- A very aggressive settlers tried to attack Mr Björklund. His bodyguards from the Security Police had to intervene and there arose a scuffle, says press secretary Eva-Marie Byberg to Svenska Dagbladet.Jan Björklund - as well as others present - escaped unharmed, but the Israeli military decided to cancel the visit.- We did what they said - promptly. We were taken to the cars we come in and left the area, says Byberg.She can not describe the incident in detail and would not say whether a similar situation occurred earlier when she was present. But she finds that the situation is very unusual.- It's not often that the security guards to intervene in this way. It is clear that it's uncomfortable, she says.Why settler tried to attack Mr Björklund is unclear. Eva-Marie Byberg know of no motive.
- I have not heard anything about it, she says.Maria Kabatanya is in place in Hebron as an observer for the Christian Council of Sweden. She witnessed the incident and told Aftonbladet:- She hit the SAPO guard instead of Jan Björklund and got in three punches before she fell to the ground. Military I talked to said she was angry because there was a Palestinian in the party and they went on a street that was off-limits for Palestinians..Jan Björklund is in Israel and Palestine as both Education Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. He is in Tel Aviv to study how Israel is planning their research, and he will meet with leaders to discuss the peace process.- On Monday, he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tomorrow he will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said Eva-Marie Byberg.On Tuesday he was in Hebron to make a visit to the TIPH - Temporary International Presence in Hebron. The organization has sent observers to the area, including some Swedish, which Bjorklund now would have visited.- They would take us on a tour to give us a sense of how it looks on the ground. It's a very troubled area.""
News but no big news in the Swedish press. Had the attacker been a Palestinian however...
quick slightly corrected google-translation...
"It was during a trip to Israel and Palestine that education minister and deputy prime minister Jan Björklund (Liberal) was suddenly forced to cancel a visit to a settlement in Hebron in the West Bank after settlers tried to attack him.- A very aggressive settlers tried to attack Mr Björklund. His bodyguards from the Security Police had to intervene and there arose a scuffle, says press secretary Eva-Marie Byberg to Svenska Dagbladet.Jan Björklund - as well as others present - escaped unharmed, but the Israeli military decided to cancel the visit.- We did what they said - promptly. We were taken to the cars we come in and left the area, says Byberg.She can not describe the incident in detail and would not say whether a similar situation occurred earlier when she was present. But she finds that the situation is very unusual.- It's not often that the security guards to intervene in this way. It is clear that it's uncomfortable, she says.Why settler tried to attack Mr Björklund is unclear. Eva-Marie Byberg know of no motive.
- I have not heard anything about it, she says.Maria Kabatanya is in place in Hebron as an observer for the Christian Council of Sweden. She witnessed the incident and told Aftonbladet:- She hit the SAPO guard instead of Jan Björklund and got in three punches before she fell to the ground. Military I talked to said she was angry because there was a Palestinian in the party and they went on a street that was off-limits for Palestinians..Jan Björklund is in Israel and Palestine as both Education Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. He is in Tel Aviv to study how Israel is planning their research, and he will meet with leaders to discuss the peace process.- On Monday, he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tomorrow he will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said Eva-Marie Byberg.On Tuesday he was in Hebron to make a visit to the TIPH - Temporary International Presence in Hebron. The organization has sent observers to the area, including some Swedish, which Bjorklund now would have visited.- They would take us on a tour to give us a sense of how it looks on the ground. It's a very troubled area.""
