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Over half of Europeans believe antisemitism is a problem in their country - poll

The Eurobarometer survey was published on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, asking each country in the European Union on their levels of perceived antisemitism.

|ByTZVI JASPER
FILE PHOTO: European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 20, 2023.
Leader of the Sweden Democrats Jimmie Akesson gives a speech during the Party's election night in Nacka, near Stockholm on September 11, 2022, after exit polls were released during the general elections in Sweden.

Sweden Democrats leader backs IRGC, Muslim Brotherhood terror listings amid rising antisemitism

“The need for [a national terror list] has emerged from the sad fact that the European Union is too weak and too indecisive to handle this matter,” Åkesson said.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli.

Israel’s outreach to far-right nationalists driven by necessity - opinion

Israel is walking a tightrope; engaging with far-right parties might be a short-term strategic necessity, but history says it's a long-term risk.

|ByDOV MAIMON
Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Australia, Sweden arrests show Iran's long arm of terror against Israelis, Jews in West - analysis

Arrests in Iraq reveal an alliance: Iran is outsourcing its jihad, hiring biker gangs and drug lords to target Israelis, Jews, and dissidents across the West.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

Raoul Wallenberg Day: Remembering the hero who saved 100,000 Jews – opinion

Remembering Raoul Wallenberg, a hero who risked it all to save thousands of Jews from the Holocaust.

JANUARY 17, 2025ByIRWIN COTLER
Raoul Wallenberg

Swedish PM accuses Iran of using organized gangs to carry out attacks in Sweden

"Iran is using organized and violent criminal gangs to carry out serious attacks within Sweden," Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson stated.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Swedish soldier stands next to a ceremonial cannon in the courtyard of the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, March 7, 2024.

Youssef's stand-up tour will inflame antisemitic hatred - opinion

These provocative performances inflame hatred against Israel and Jews, and incite acts of violence against them.

JANUARY 9, 2025ByMOHAMED SAAD KHIRALLA
GALA HOST Bassem Youssef from Egypt poses backstage at the 43rd International Emmy Awards in New York City in 2015.

Sweden cuts UNRWA funds, directs aid to Gaza via alternative channels

Sweden cuts off UNRWA but pledges 400 million kronor in additional aid to Gaza.

DECEMBER 20, 2024ByBEN EDIDIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
A damaged sign is pictured at the headquarters of UNRWA, following an Israeli raid, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, July 12, 2024.

Drone drops paint over Russian embassy in Sweden

A Swedish foreign ministry spokesperson said Sweden's embassy in Moscow was in contact with Russian authorities over Friday's incident in the Swedish capital.

NOVEMBER 29, 2024ByREUTERS
Sweden expels five Russian diplomats, ministry says

Massive Viking-era cemetery excavated, reveals 50-meter ship-shaped stone

The discovery includes at least 139 graves and burial mounds dating back more than 1,200 years.

NOVEMBER 19, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A massive Viking-era cemetery near the village of Tvååker.

Supreme Court of Sweden to review meteorite ownership dispute

In Svea Court of Appeal, landowner won; meteorite hunters appeal to highest court.

OCTOBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Meteorite.

Antisemites should be deported from Sweden, refused citizenship, says MEP

 Alice Teodorescu Måwe argued for a similar policy to Germany's Saxony-Anhalt, where citizens must recognize Israel to obtain citizenship.

OCTOBER 29, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Protesters hold Palestinian flags during the "Stop Israel" demonstration, against Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest due to its ongoing offensive in Gaza against Hamas, in Malmo, Sweden, May 11, 2024.

‘Just hired guns’: Iran accused of grooming teenagers to attack Israeli interests abroad

Sapo head of operations Fredrik Hallstrom was reported to have described Tehran’s hands in the attacks as an “objective hypothesis”.

OCTOBER 17, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police officers stand outside the Israeli embassy after a suspected shooting near the embassy, in Stockholm, Sweden October 1, 2024.

Sweden's police investigate shooting near Israeli target in Gothenburg, no injuries reported

The shooting took place near a Swedish unit of Elbit Systems, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported, citing police.

OCTOBER 10, 2024ByREUTERS
People demonstrate outside the Stockholm District Court as they wait for the verdict in the case of Hamid Noury, a former Iranian prosecution official accused of crimes against international law and murder in Iran in 1988, in Stockholm, Sweden