It's not only the Qu'ran that gets abused, it seems

This is not the kind of thing you see in the paper every day: Jewish Deputy Mayor Apologizes for New Testament Burning by Michelle Vu Christian Post 05/22/08:

Following worldwide uproar, the deputy mayor who organized the Orthodox Jewish students responsible for the burning of hundreds of New Testaments has publicly apologized to Christians worldwide for the intolerant act and for any hurt feelings it might have produced.

The burning of the New Testaments last Thursday by yeshiva students was regrettable and unplanned, said Deputy Mayor Uzi Aharon of the central Israeli town Or Yehuda to The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.

Aharon had initially defiantly defended the students’ action when news broke out about the Bible burning. He had described their action to various media outlets as "purging the evil among us," fighting those that break the law by trying to convert Jews, and following the "commandment."

But by the time he spoke to The Jerusalem Post, which publishes a monthly Christian edition, he changed his tone and said he was very sorry for the book burning, that it was unplanned, and that he was unaware the event may have caused damage to Christian-Jewish relations.

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