The demise of the Swedish daily newspaper, Goteborgs Handels Och Sjofarts-Tidning, after 141 years of publication in Goteborg, Sweden’s second-largest city, is a loss to Zionism and Israel. The paper had a consistent record of determined opposition to Nazism, despite Sweden’s neutrality, and supported Zionism, and later, Israel. It was highly respected all over Europe and in America, and its comments were often quoted as representing the liberal and progressive elements in Swedish society.
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