13.06.2011                      11.Siwan, 5771   

Sport:

Sweden-Israel handball game sparks anti-Israel protests

Around 150 people demonstrate at stadium in Karlskrona, southern Sweden, where the European Championship qualifier match was held; Sweden police say protest not likely to turn violent.

A European Championship qualifier match between the Israeli and Swedish handball teams on Sunday sparked protests urging a boycott of Israel on the grounds that it is an "apartheid state."

Police say around 150 pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside a sports stadium in the town of Karlskrona in southern Sweden, where the match was held. One person was taking into custody three hours into the demonstration….