The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sweden/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Sweden | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sweden/ 32 32 Norwegian teen who planned UK murder was recruited by Iran-linked Swedish crime group https://www.timesofisrael.com/norwegian-teen-who-planned-uk-murder-was-recruited-by-iran-linked-swedish-crime-group/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:10:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3835701 Prosecutors tell court that Johannes Natland was recruited by an organization called the Foxtrot Network, target of plot is unknown

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]]> Netanyahu accepts invite to Trump’s Board of Peace; Europe formulating common position https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-accepts-invite-to-trumps-board-of-peace-europe-formulating-common-position/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:35:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3738439 Egypt announces participation; Witkoff says Putin expected to join; Sweden and Norway reject invitations; Italy said to believe joining the board would violate its constitution

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]]> Iran says dual national held on spy charges since June war with Israel is Swedish https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-says-dual-national-held-on-spy-charges-since-june-war-with-israel-is-swedish/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:17:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3713640 Tehran has given few details on espionage trial; others accused of working with Mossad have been executed; Swede is accused of meeting Israeli agents in 6 European countries

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]]> Sweden identifies Syrian suspected of murdering Quran-burning activist https://www.timesofisrael.com/sweden-identifies-syrian-suspected-of-murdering-quran-burning-activist/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:54:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3666494 PM said in January there was 'obviously a risk' that the killing of Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika was linked to foreign powers

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]]> Sweden Democrats apologize for past Nazi links, antisemitism as election nears https://www.timesofisrael.com/sweden-democrats-apologize-for-past-nazi-links-antisemitism-as-election-nears/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 21:41:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3585646 The party, which established ties with Israel's government earlier this year, hopes to join a future coalition government after the 2026 vote

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]]> Sweden tries sole surviving ISIS jihadist over Jordan pilot burned to death in Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/sweden-tries-sole-surviving-isis-jihadist-over-jordan-pilot-burned-to-death-in-syria/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:01:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3564581 Osama Krayem, 32 — already in prison over the 2015 Paris and 2016 Brussels attacks — acknowledges being present at the killing of Moaz al-Kasasbeh, but denies prosecution's account

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]]> Sweden charges jihadist over Jordanian pilot burnt to death in Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/sweden-charges-jihadist-over-jordanian-pilot-burnt-to-death-in-syria/ Wed, 28 May 2025 09:33:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3560100 Osama Krayem, already jailed for Paris and Brussels attacks, accused of taking part in Islamic State’s gruesome 2015 murder of Jordanian pilot burned alive in a cage

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]]> Sweden sentences four teens over shooting attack on Israeli defense company https://www.timesofisrael.com/sweden-sentences-four-teens-over-shooting-attack-on-israeli-defense-company/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:39:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3536973 No one injured in attack on Elbit Systems' offices in Gothenburg last October, months after bomb plot foiled by police

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]]> Banners with swastikas hung over Swedish highway https://www.timesofisrael.com/banners-with-swastikas-hung-over-swedish-highway/ Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:52:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3531018 Local police remove display, which coincides with Hitler's birthday; no suspects arrested

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]]> Iran directed teens who attacked Israel’s embassy in Stockholm last May, police says https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-directed-teens-who-attacked-israels-embassy-in-stockholm-last-may-police-says/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 05:58:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3523697 Tehran's embassy slams Swedish Security Service accusation as 'fake and propagandistic,' as US treasury sanctions local gang allegedly contracted by Iran to stage another attack

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]]> Colombia, which cut ties with Israel, to replace aging Israeli fighter jets with Swedish https://www.timesofisrael.com/colombia-which-cut-ties-with-israel-to-replace-aging-israeli-fighter-jets-with-swedish/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:51:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3518207 Bogota says maintaining Kfir aircraft too complicated after severing relations with Jerusalem last year, though previous governments had also planned to replace them

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]]> Israel decides to establish formal ties with trio of European far-right parties  https://www.timesofisrael.com/saar-officially-opens-dialogue-with-european-far-right-parties/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:14:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3492971 FM Sa'ar says opening of dialogue with Sweden Democrats, France’s National Rally, Spain’s Vox is based on their present actions, not antisemitic roots: 'I didn't see reason not to'

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]]> Swedish police detain one on suspicion of plotting terror attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/swedish-police-detain-one-on-suspicion-of-plotting-terror-attack/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:43:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3480149 Cops say arrest in Stockholm area unrelated to any previously ongoing cases; detainee suspected of being a member of terror group in case linked to Islamist extremism

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]]> Some 10 people killed in attack at Swedish school for adults, gunman believed dead https://www.timesofisrael.com/some-10-people-killed-in-attack-at-swedish-school-for-adults-gunman-believed-dead/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 18:37:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3475367 Police investigating motive for attack, say they do not currently suspect terrorism; PM: 'A very painful day for the whole of Sweden'

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]]> Swedish court convicts Quran burner of hate crimes, days after his ally was killed https://www.timesofisrael.com/swedish-court-convicts-quran-burner-of-hate-crimes-days-after-his-ally-was-killed/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:03:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3474421 Salwan Najem 'expressed contempt for the Muslim ethnic group,' court says, adding he and partner Salwan Momika — shot Thursday — exceeded free speech protections 'by a wide margin'

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