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Jewish community leader attacks attempt to ban mosque calls to prayer in Sweden

Aron Verständig, President of the Council of Swedish Jewish Communities, criticised a debate started by the leader of the country’s Christian Democrats to ban the Muslim call to prayer.

Sweden’s Social Democrats pledge to ban religious schools

Sweden’s governing Social Democrats pledged to ban religious schools in an effort to combat segregation. It is not thought that the country's single Jewish school will be affected by any proposed ban.

Google shows far-right list of Swedish Jews in top searches

Google is facing criticism in Sweden for its failure to remove from its top search results antisemitic lists of local Jews and antisemitic videos.

Joint statement by the Nordic Jewish Communities concerning the proposed anti-circumcision legislation in Iceland

The Jewish Communities in the Nordic countries strongly protest the proposed legislation banning Brit Milah, the Jewish tradition of neonatal circumcision of boys in Iceland.

Sweden’s ambassador to Israel says country has failed its Jews

Swedish authorities have failed to protect the country’s Jewish community, the Scandinavian country’s ambassador to Israel said following recent antisemitic incidents in Malmö and Gothenburg.

Rally in Malmö calls for death to Jews

Antisemitic attacks and protests have been taking place across Sweden since Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, but Jews in the Scandinavian country say they have been under attack for years.
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