Sweden Nazism

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

Demonstrators burn the Swedish flag 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

Swedish government considers allowing police to stop Quran burnings

The decision to appoint a commission met with immediate scepticism from several political parties, including the government's support party, the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats.

AUGUST 18, 2023|ByREUTERS

Swedish police receive application to burn Torah, other holy scriptures

HaCohen added that following the burning of the Koran, there were several requests to burn Torah scrolls, "but they did not take place because the Muslim leadership prevented it."

JULY 5, 2023|ByZVIKA KLEIN

Members of the far-right Sweden Democrats are seen amid their mystery-shrouded visit to Israel, in Jerusalem, on May 17, 2023.

Swedish party with Nazi roots ‘wants to be friends of Israel, Jews’

Last year, the Sweden Democrats became the second-largest party in parliament, supporting the governing coalition - and they want to befriend Israel.

MAY 17, 2023|ByLAHAV HARKOV

Jewish leaders say only 16% of European nations have lived up to pledges to fight antisemitism

The pledges were made at the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism in October 2021

MARCH 25, 2023

ByDAVID KLEIN/ JTA

Swastika found painted on the hood of BMW in Bristol, England on Yom Kippur.

Quran burning outside Turkish Embassy in Sweden complicates Swedish bid to join NATO

Turkey is currently blocking Sweden from joining NATO for housing Kurdish groups and the block will likely continue after this incident.

JANUARY 24, 2023

ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE

Demonstration against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Sweden’s NATO bid, in Stockholm

Antisemitic sentiment in Sweden down, study finds

Antisemitic attitudes prevalent in Muslim community, far-right supporters

JUNE 1, 2021

ByJEREMY SHARON

The Swedish flag is seen at Gamla Stan, the Old City of Stockholm, Sweden, May 7, 2017.

Sweden launches museum for Scandinavian Holocaust survivors

Announcing the decision to create the museum, Swedish Minister of Social Affairs and Sports Minister Annika Strandhall‏ said Tuesday on Twitter that the news “feels more important than ever.”

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

ByJTA