Racism in Sweden

Swedish based neo-Nazi group designated by US as terrorist organization

“The group’s members and leaders have carried out violent attacks against political opponents, protesters, journalists and other perceived adversaries,” the State Department said in a statement.

JULY 1, 2024|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Members of the Neo-nazi Nordic Resistance Movement march through the town of Ludvika, 2018

Flowers and candles are placed outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 11, 2023

Iranian agents suspected of targeting Jews arrested in Sweden, deported

The attempted attack was one of several planned by Iran, spiking in recent months and years.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024|ByJOANIE MARGULIES

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.

Sweden raises terrorist alert level after Quran burnings

Sweden's SAPO security service raised the terrorist alert from 3 to 4 on a scale from 1-5, reflecting a high threat.

AUGUST 17, 2023|ByREUTERS

Demonstrators set fire to an Israeli flag during an anti-Israeli rally in Stockholm January 10, 2009. Several thousand demonstrators marched to the Israeli embassy, protesting against the military action in the Gaza Strip. REUTERS

Israeli, Jewish leaders condemn Sweden over approval of public Torah burning

The move echoes painful chapters of Jewish history in Europe, where the burning of Jewish books often heralded times of extreme persecution.

JULY 14, 2023|ByZVIKA KLEIN, TOVAH LAZAROFF

In Sweden, protesters shout antisemitism

I know that I am cynical and I know that these are angry words, but I am not sorry and will not atone.

DECEMBER 10, 2017ByANNIKA HERNROTH-ROTHSTEIN

Police is seen at the site of an attack near a synagogue in Gothenburg, Sweden December 9, 2017

Neo-Nazis clash with police in Sweden during Yom Kippur rally

Dozens arrested as hundreds march under the flag of the Nordic Resistance Movement.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017ByREUTERS

Members of the Nordic Resistance Movement gather before a demonstration in Gothenburg, Sweden September 30, 2017. Placard reads "Mona Sahlin is a criminal!"

Swedish court moves neo-Nazi march on Yom Kippur away from synagogue

Swedish Jewish leaders cautiously praised the decision.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017ByJOSEFIN DOLSTEN/JTA

The neo-nazi Nordic Resistance Movement (Nordiska motstandsrorelsens) sympathisers demonstrate in central Stockholm

Sweden urged to boost security for Jewish citizens amid antisemitism concerns

Umea Jewish community center closes following threats, vandalism.

APRIL 4, 2017ByTAMARA ZIEVE

Sweden and Israel: A complex relationship

If history is any guide to the future, Stockholm’s ambition to build bridges to peace will remain a vision as long as Swedish-Israeli relations remain in their current state.

JANUARY 25, 2016ByDANIEL SCHATZ