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Ambassador Isaac Bachman (courtesy Israeli embassy Stockholm)
May 17, 2017, 4:27 pm
Swedish government body mistakenly blocks Israel envoy on Twitter, citing hate speech
Swedish Institute reinstates ambassador and other critics, explains purge was aimed at improving online dialogue
By JTA
A screen shot from the website of the documentary "The Occupation of the American mind: Israel’s public relation war in the United States" at http://mediaed.org/occupationmovie
November 27, 2016, 7:01 pm
Israeli envoy urges Swedes to protest screening of anti-Israel film by state TV
‘Inciting’ documentary ‘The Occupation of the American Mind,’ narrated by Roger Waters, was recently broadcast by Educational TV
By Raphael Ahren
The Israeli float at the Stockholm gay pride parade, July 30, 2016 (Facebook)
August 1, 2016, 1:40 pm
Official Israeli float at Stockholm pride parade omits the word ‘Israel’
Banners read ‘Tel Aviv’ in what envoy to Sweden calls an effort to promote city as travel destination for LGBT community
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative photo of a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 20, 2009. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
December 22, 2015, 7:55 pm
Facing death chants and hate crimes, Sweden’s Jews live in a climate of fear
‘A lot of Jews are scared’ in this Nordic community of 15,000, as lines blur between criticism of Israel and anti-Semitism
By Josefin Dolsten
Ambassador Isaac Bachman (courtesy Israeli embassy Stockholm)
December 15, 2015, 12:58 pm
Israel’s envoy to Sweden calls for better protection of Jewish sites
Anti-Semitic hate crimes on the rise, but Ambassador Isaac Bachman hails Stockholm for being ‘attentive’ to community’s needs
By Raphael Ahren
A Coop outlet in Sweden (courtesy)
June 18, 2015, 1:06 pm
Counter-boycott push beats back divestment in Sweden
Supermarket chain reverses decision to boycott Israeli products after intense phone and email campaign
By Gedalyah Reback
Swedish television chef Tina Nordstrom. (screen capture: YouTube/Västerås Nöje)
March 10, 2015, 7:28 pm
Israeli envoy pans Sweden for nixing cooking show
Rerun of TV episode canceled because presenter called Jerusalem ‘Israel’s heart’
By JTA
IKEA headquarters in Älmhult, Sweden (photo credit: CC-BY-SA Sbotig, Wikimedia Commons)
October 31, 2014, 3:06 am
Sweden and Israel: The IKEA wars
Diplomatic feud turns to dispute over whether furniture giant has (Allen) key to Middle East peace
By Joshua Davidovich
Israeli Ambassador to Sweden Isaac Bachman. (photo credit: YouTube/Israels Ambassad)
October 30, 2014, 8:03 pm
Israel recalls Sweden envoy over Palestine recognition
‘Abbas is looking for a way not to return to the negotiating table, and Sweden just gave him a perfect excuse,’ diplomat charges
By Stuart Winer and Raphael Ahren
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