Israel’s controversial new ambassador to Denmark arrived in Copenhagen under heavy security and amid small protests. Israel’s nomination of Carmi Gillon sparked outrage in Denmark because he has admitted to authorizing the torture of Palestinian suspects when he led Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security service between 1994 and 1996.
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