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Sweden: Hate Crimes Against Jews Increase 400 Percent

Antisemitism in Sweden (translated report)

Hate crimes against Jews, greatly increases
Hanna Hellström

— “Notified Swedish hate crimes against Jews rose by 400 percent in the early year, in connection with the conflict in Gaza.”

— “Police figures reveal that ten percent of the notified anti-Semitic crimes about violence and abuse. JSS is estimated that there is a hate crime per day against the Jews in Sweden. The source also says that they have a closely with the police and that the work is coordinated jointly.”

—  “Lena Posner-Körösi, chairman of the Central Jewish Council, says it is more and new players threatening.”

— She states that the threats have been “from both left and right, even the Christian far right, I also feel that the threat from
Muslim extremist groups have increased,” says Lena Posner-Körösi.

— “Ten years ago it was the extreme right, which was the biggest threat, now we find that left-wing extremists and radical Muslim groups are a greater threat to Jews, “says the source of the JSS.”