The complaint concerns the description of former Social Democratic MP Widar Andersson's talking point "Why are so many on the left lost when it comes to the Middle East?", ETC reported.
It quotes a column by Andersson, who claims that Palestinians are used "as a springboard for various communists, extremists and terrorists whose highest desire and sole purpose is to destroy the Jewish state of Israel."
Jonathan Conricus, former spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), will also participate via link in a program segment.
The fair's director, Oskar Ekström, claims to have approved the Sweden-Israel Friendship Association. But this year, the fair has developed a code of conduct that will apply to the exhibition area Demokratitorget, where the Sweden-Israel Friendship Association has its stand, writes Svensk Bokhandel. The code includes requirements to follow human rights and democratic principles, as well as to maintain a respectful conversational climate.
