Sweden

Sweden’s deputy PM says she misspoke in calling 9/11 attacks ‘accidents’

She called the attacks "accidents" in defending Mehmet Kaplan, the Turkish-born former housing minister, who resigned after comparing Nazi persecution of Jews to the plight of Palestinians.

Swedish housing minister resigns over ’09 comments comparing Israel, Nazis

In a 2009 statement reported last week, Mehmet Kaplan compared Israel's treatment of the Palestinians to the way Jews were treated by the Nazis.

Danish TV star says anti-Semitism made him uncomfortable in Sweden

Kim Bodnia, star of "The Bridge," said of Malmo: "It’s not very nice and comfortable to be there as a Jewish person.”

Culture

Watch Holocaust Survivors Find Themselves in Incredible Archival Footage

Global

Sweden’s FM demands investigation of ‘extrajudicial executions’ by Israel

Global

Swedish PM backtracks from statement that stabbings in Israel aren’t terror

Global

Swedish synagogues close temporarily in face of national terror threat assessment

Global

European Jewish group: Swedish FM ‘borderline racist’ for linking Palestinians’ frustration, Paris attacks

Sweden's Outrageous Jewish '90s Pop Band

Culture

Sweden’s Outrageous ’90s Jewish Dance Band

Global

Sweden deputy PM apologizes for comparing Mediterranean refugee crisis to Auschwitz

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