Stockholm

Sweden: The ‘perfect storm’ of antisemitism

For many members of Sweden’s Jewish community, the largest in Scandinavia, the collapse of a partnership symbolized something larger.

|ByELDAD BECK
THOUSANDS GATHER in Stockholm waving the Palestinian and the Hamas flag, shouting ‘Boycott Israel’ and ‘Long live Palestine’ as they protest Israel’s actions in Gaza, 2009
Leader of the Sweden Democrats Jimmie Akesson gives a speech during the Party's election night in Nacka, near Stockholm on September 11, 2022, after exit polls were released during the general elections in Sweden.

Sweden Democrats leader backs IRGC, Muslim Brotherhood terror listings amid rising antisemitism

“The need for [a national terror list] has emerged from the sad fact that the European Union is too weak and too indecisive to handle this matter,” Åkesson said.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Jewish and Muslim delegations meet at Great Mosque in Stockholm.

Sweden’s Jewish leaders gift Muslim community al-Aqsa Quran in act of solidarity

"This hate comes from the far right, which threatens us as well as them.... we need to stand for each other,” Rabbi Moshe David HaCohen told The Jerusalem Post.

|BySHIR PERETS
An Iranian protester holds the Quran in her hand during a protest against a man who burned a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm, in front of the Swedish Embassy in Tehran, Iran June 30, 2023.

Bullet-riddled Quran found outside Stockholm mosque, note urges Muslims 'return to their homeland'

Attached to the Quran was a sticker bearing a message, written in both Arabic and Swedish, urging Muslims to “return to their homeland.”

|BySHOSHANA BAKER

Sweden approves Torah burning in Stockholm outside Israeli embassy

Aliya and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer expressed strong condemnation of the woman's intention to burn the Torah.

JULY 27, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Burning books.

Sweden says it's target of Russia-backed disinformation over NATO, Koran burnings

"We can see how Russia-backed actors are amplifying incorrect statements such as that the Swedish state is behind the desecration of holy scriptures," Carl-Oskar Bohlin said.

JULY 26, 2023ByREUTERS
A man displays a placard during a protest following the burning of the Koran in Stockholm, outside the embassy of Sweden in London, Britain, January 28, 2023.

Turkey urges Sweden to act over terrorism for NATO membership support

Ankara accuses Stockholm of doing too little against people Turkey sees as terrorists, mainly members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party.

JULY 21, 2023ByREUTERS
A view of the flags of Finland, NATO and Sweden during a ceremony to mark Sweden's and Finland's application for membership in Brussels, Belgium, May 18, 2022.