Swedish journalist met by Israeli protesters

Swedish journalist Donald Bostrom, whose article on an organ-theft scandal in Israel provoked an outcry among Tel Aviv officials, has been greeted with protesters upon his arrival in the country.

Bostrom, who arrived in Israel to attend a media conference in Dimona, was met with right-wing protesters at Ben Gurion airport late Saturday, Haaretz reported Sunday.

Donald will be interviewed at the Dimona Media Conference on Monday.

Dimona is where Israel's nuclear reactor and weapon production facilities are located.

His article, They plunder the organs of our sons, published by the Swedish daily Aftonbladet accused Israeli soldiers of harvesting organs from wounded or killed Palestinians.

The article sparked outrage among Israeli officials who termed it as "groundless," "outrageous" and "anti-Semitic."

Regarding his visit to Israel, Dimona Mayor Meir Cohen said in an interview that Israel was damaging its own public diplomacy by ignoring hostile publications instead of confronting them, The Jerusalem Post quoted him as saying.

"The street is controlled by negative Palestinian propaganda," said Cohen. "We are bringing him here to tell him how despicable he is for using journalistic tools to construct an entire narrative."

Bostrom who has said that he has received several death threats, will be accompanied by a bodyguard during his stay.