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antisemitism in Sweden

Sweden’s Liberal Party leader and Minister of Education and Integration Simona Mohamsson wears a Star of David as she takes part in a pre-election debate in Sweden on August 17, 2026 (Screencapture/YouTube)
August 19, 2026, 8:07 pm
Swedish minister, daughter of Haifa Palestinian, wears Star of David at election debate
Liberal Party leader Simona Mohamsson says she chose to wear Jewish symbol on behalf of Jewish children who cannot, amid surge in Swedish antisemitism; she’s subject to torrent of online hate afterwards
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A prohibition sign with a swastika is seen on the bonnet of a car during a demonstration near the fairground in Dresden, Germany on April 10, 2021. (Jens Schlueter/AFP)
April 20, 2025, 7:52 pm
Banners with swastikas hung over Swedish highway
Local police remove display, which coincides with Hitler’s birthday; no suspects arrested
By ToI Staff
Swedish Christian MEP Alice Teodorescu Måwe. (Courtesy of EPP Group)
January 25, 2025, 8:40 am
How Swedish MEP Alice Teodorescu Mawe became Israel’s most outspoken European ally
At home and in the European Parliament, the staunch advocate for Jews and Israel is leading the fight against overt antisemitism, as well as Jew-hatred masquerading as anti-Zionism
By Batya Levinthal
Security camera footage shows a person suspected of having a connection to a fire at the home of a rabbi, which serves as a Chabad community center, in Arlington, Massachusetts, on May 11, 2019. (Screen capture, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 18, 2024, 11:57 pm
Brother of suspect in Boston antisemitic arsons pleads guilty to obstructing justice
Former security guard at US embassy in Sweden admits he tampered with documents related to his brother, the prime suspect in a 2019 spree of antisemitic arsons, who died in 2020
By AP
Officers stand near the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, January 31, 2024. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)
June 27, 2024, 9:01 pm
Swedish court indicts teen for going to Israeli embassy with semi-automatic weapon
15-year-old claims he was given gun and was unaware taxi he was riding in was heading toward embassy; Swedes claim Iran recruiting local gang members
By AFP
A man wearing a keffiyeh looks out of a window as anti-Israel protesters demonstrate in Malmo, Sweden, on May 11, 2024 (Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
May 11, 2024, 9:51 pm
Thousands outside Eurovision final in Malmo protest Israel’s participation
Greta Thunberg escorted away; police say 6,000-8,000 take part in demonstration; Israel’s Eden Golan, repeatedly booed at rehearsals, among favorites
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Israeli Eurovision contestant Eden Golan rehearsing her song "Hurricane" on the eve of the final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 on May 10, 2024 at the Malmo Arena, Sweden. (Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
May 11, 2024, 12:05 pm
Swedish police: 20,000 set to protest Eden Golan’s participation in Eurovision final
Israeli singer booed by audience at Friday evening rehearsal; reinforced security system at Malmo Arena designed to discourage anti-Israel protesters from approaching the venue
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Red paint is seen on a Eurovision sign in Malmo, Sweden, on March 11, 2024, after it was vandalized in a protest against Israel. (SVT screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
April 24, 2024, 8:24 am
Amid Eurovision security fears, Malmo’s Jews mute celebrations for Israel’s Eden Golan
Jewish community claims police rescinded permit for pro-Israel demonstrations during the ‘apolitical’ song contest, running May 7-11. Officials say all protests off-limits
By Lars Avner Aqurette
Officers stand near the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, January 31, 2024. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP)
February 6, 2024, 8:04 pm
Iran suspected in plot to kill Swedish Jews – report
Iranian couple posing as Afghani immigrants and reportedly working for IRGC were never charged but were reportedly deported in 2022
By AFP
A demonstrator burns an Israeli flag outside a synagogue in Malmo, Sweden, on November 4, 2023. (The Council of Swedish Jewish communities)
November 6, 2023, 4:26 am
Protesters chant ‘bomb Israel’ and burn flag outside synagogue in Sweden
No police protection seen at sole Jewish house of worship in Malmo, where extremist Muslims have been harassing Jews for years
By Canaan Lidor
Israel's Ambassador to Sweden Ziv Nevo Kulman (center), and Gothenburg Book Fair director Frida Edman (left), at Professor Christer Mattsson's forum on antisemitism in the book fair program, September 29, 2023 (Israel Embassy in Sweden)
October 4, 2023, 6:55 pm
Israeli ambassador accuses major Sweden book fair of antisemitism
Ziv Nevo Kulman alleges that Gothenburg Book Fair organizers ‘systematically’ excluded Israel, despite Jewish culture theme; fair directors say they’re ‘puzzled’ by charge
By Lazar Berman
A Muslim activist outside the Israeli embassy in Sweden where he had been granted permission to burn a Torah. (Screen capture/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 17, 2023, 1:12 pm
Swedish Jewish group sees silver lining behind scripture-burning story
Muslims and Jews showed each other solidarity as an Iraqi immigrant to Sweden burned the Quran, followed by a reprisal threat to burn the Bible
By Canaan Lidor
Protesters wave flags showing the face of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) and march with an effigy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during a demonstration organized by The Kurdish Democratic Society Center against Erdogan and Sweden's NATO bid, in Stockholm on January 21, 2023. (Christine OLSSON/TT News Agency/AFP)
January 31, 2023, 6:08 pm
Muslim man says he’s delaying protest Torah burning near Israeli embassy in Sweden
Man has reportedly received approval from Swedish authorities for demonstration, which comes in wake of a far-right politician’s recent burning of a Quran outside Denmark mosque
By David I. Klein
A view of Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden in 2017. (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
September 7, 2022, 9:15 am
Swedish court: Hospital unjustly fired doctor who complained of antisemitic bullying
Former department head found to have falsely flagged for review a Jewish surgeon who uncovered his antisemitic social media posts
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative: Police cars are parked at a main square in the Swedish city of Vetlanda on March 4, 2021, one day after a stabbing attack. (Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)
May 31, 2021, 5:11 am
Non-Jewish man wearing kippah in solidarity with Jews is assaulted in Sweden
Victim attacked on street by several men and called ‘Jewish bastard’; Europe has seen spike in antisemitic attacks in recent weeks
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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