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Police arrive after a synagogue was attacked in a failed arson attempt in Gothenburg, Sweden, on December 9, 2017. (ADAM IHSE/AFP)
December 5, 2024, 4:55 pm
Sweden jails 3 over explosives planted at Israeli defense firm
Two adult defendants get jail time, while third person, who was 16 at time of attack, sentenced to 14 months in a juvenile center
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A special force police officer patrols near the department store Ahlens following a suspected terror attack on the Drottninggatan street in central Stockholm, Sweden, April 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
October 10, 2024, 3:00 pm
Israeli arms maker said to be target of shooting in Sweden’s Gothenburg
No injuries reported after gunshots heard near local unit of Elbit Defense Systems; suspect, reportedly a young teen, detained amid police probe of attempted murder, weapons crime
By AFP and ToI Staff
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
Illustrative: Police patrol near the scene of a terror attack in central Stockholm, Sweden, April 8, 2017. (Anders Wiklund/TT via AP)
December 13, 2018, 1:52 pm
Sweden arrests man suspected of preparing terror attack
After raids in Gothenburg, security services offer no details on motive or identity of would-be terrorist, but say his activities had ‘international links’
By AP
Police arrive after a synagogue was attacked in a failed arson attempt in Gothenburg, Sweden, on December 9, 2017. (ADAM IHSE/AFP)
October 6, 2018, 6:06 am
Swedish prosecutors appeal decision not to deport Gazan who firebombed synagogue
Judge previously ruled that Palestinian immigrant cannot be returned to West Bank because anti-Semitic nature of attack could put him in danger from Israel
By JTA and ToI Staff
Police arrive after a synagogue was attacked in Gothenburg, Sweden, December 9, 2017. (Adam Ihse/AFP/Getty Images/via JTA)
September 12, 2018, 7:45 pm
Swedish court nixes deportation of Palestinian who firebombed synagogue
Appellate court says assailant cannot be returned to West Bank because anti-Semitic nature of attack could put him in danger from Israel
By ToI Staff
Police arrive after a synagogue was attacked in a failed arson attempt in Gothenburg, Sweden, late December 9, 2017. (AFP/TT News Agency/Adam IHSE)
May 25, 2018, 8:29 pm
Sweden to try 3 migrants over December synagogue arson attack
If found guilty, the men face a minimum of six years in prison followed by expulsion
By AFP
Police arrive after a synagogue was attacked in a failed arson attempt in Gothenburg, Sweden, on December 9, 2017. (ADAM IHSE/AFP)
December 19, 2017, 4:02 pm
Sweden releases synagogue firebomb suspect over lack of evidence
Unnamed 18-year-old still a suspect in December 10 attack on Gothenburg Jewish community
By ToI Staff and AP
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, right, speaks with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson before a NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers' meeting held at NATO headquarter in Brussels, December 5, 2017. (THIERRY CHARLIER/AFP)
December 10, 2017, 12:52 pm
Swedish foreign minister condemns firebombing of synagogue
Youngsters were inside during attack; amid protests over Trump’s Jerusalem recognition, Wallstrom says there’s no place for anti-Semitism and attacks on Jews
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri gives his first televised interview on November 12, 2017, eight days after announcing his resignation. (Future TV via AP)
November 18, 2017, 12:31 am
Hariri says his stay in Saudi was to consult on Lebanon’s future
PM’s surprise resignation sparked accusations that he had been detained against his will in Gulf kingdom
By Sarah El Deeb
Illustrative image of Interior view of Göteborg-Landvetter airport on October 15, 2011. (CC BY-SA Andrzej Otrębski, Wikimedia commons)
October 6, 2017, 2:57 pm
German man stopped at Swedish airport with ‘dangerous element’
Police refuse to comment on report that substance was explosive chemical compound TATP often used by Islamic extremists
By AP
Members of the Nordic Resistance Movement march in central Gothenburg, Sweden, September 30, 2017. (Fredrik Sandberg/TT via AP)
October 3, 2017, 9:39 am
Jews relieved after Swedish neo-Nazis bypass synagogue on Yom Kippur march
As Nordic Resistance Movement marches nearby, well-attended Day of Atonement services pass without incident
By Josefin Dolsten
The Swedish city of Gothenburg. (Wikimedia/JLogan)
September 26, 2017, 12:33 am
Swedish court moves neo-Nazi march on Yom Kippur away from synagogue
Worshipers can now walk to prayers without encountering extremists en route, Gothenburg Jewish community leader says
By Josefin Dolsten
Nordic Resistance Movement sympathizers participating in an anti-immigrant demonstration in central Stockholm, November 12, 2016. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images)
September 18, 2017, 11:18 am
Neo-Nazis parade through Swedish city ahead of Yom Kippur march
Nordic Resistance Movement holds rally in Gothenburg to spread word about demonstration planned to pass near synagogue
By ToI Staff
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