2009 Aftonbladet organ harvesting allegations against Israel: timeline of denial and admission
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Summary
In August 2009, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet published an article alleging that Israel stole organs from deceased Palestinians in custody. Israel initially denied the claims and labeled them antisemitic, while Sweden defended the newspaper's freedom of speech, causing diplomatic tensions. Palestinian officials and families demanded an independent investigation. By December 2009, Israeli officials admitted to harvesting organs from deceased Palestinians without family permission, though they denied killing Palestinians for that purpose.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledOn 17 August 2009, the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet published an article reporting how Israel stole the organs of Palestinians in custody.
Before eventually admitting to theft of organs, the Israeli government initially denied the allegations and called them antisemetic.
The Swedish government refused to condemn the article, and upheld Aftonbladet's freedom of speech, leading to a rift between the Swedish and the Israeli governments.
Palestinian officials and families of the deceased called for an independent investigation.
In December 2009, Israeli officials admitted that they had harvested the organs of Palestinians without their families' permission.
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