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Israel deports Swedish Gaza flotilla activist

National: 20 Jul 11
Swedish–Israeli artist and politician Dror Feiler is among the 15 activists apprehended by Israeli soldiers from the boat Dignité on course for the Gaza strip and is set to be deported today, Israeli immigration authorities have confirmed. READ »

Ship to Gaza hit by cyber attack

National: 18 Jul 11
The website of Swedish Ship to Gaza has been subjected to a cyber attack, in the latest setback to befall the aid and protest convoy the Freedom Flotilla II. READ »

'We won't give up - we will return': Mankell

National: 8 Jul 11
Swedish bestselling crime author Henning Mankell slammed Greece for blocking the aid flotilla to Gaza as some of Sweden's pro-Palestinian activists returned home on Thursday. READ »

Gaza flotilla group sets sail from Athens

National: 7 Jul 11
Greek authorities' ongoing ban on vessels bound for Gaza has lost the Swedish activists a large cement order, according to Ship to Gaza Sweden, who were finally permitted to leave Athens on Wednesday. READ »

Swedish Ship to Gaza express 'grief and dismay' at Greek authorities

Politics: 5 Jul 11
The Swedish-based Ship to Gaza rights group on Monday expressed their dismay at Greece's decision to block the humanitarian flotilla from sailing to the Palestinian territory. READ »

Israel rejects Gaza ship claims as 'Bond-esque'

National: 29 Jun 11
Israeli authorities have rejected claims by the Swedish Ship to Gaza movement that "foreign agents" were behind the damage to their boat, which was reported sabotaged on Monday. READ »

Swedish Gaza flotilla ship sabotaged: report

National: 28 Jun 11
The ship scheduled to carry the Swedish activists in the Ship to Gaza flotilla at the end of the week has been sabotaged in its berth in Greece, the organisation reported on Monday. READ »

Mankell commits to Gaza aid trip

National: 26 Jun 11
Swedish crime author Henning Mankell vowed Saturday to carry on taking part in the flotilla taking aid to Gaza as long as Israel's blockade of the Palestinian territory continued. READ »

Mankell to sail on next Gaza aid flotilla

National: 25 May 11
Swedish thriller writer Henning Mankell has been confirmed as one of the participants in the next international aid flotilla seeking to bring aid to Gaza at the end of June. READ »

Wiesenthal Center slams Sweden for 'Jewish tax'

Society: 15 Mar 11
An influential US Jewish group criticised Sweden for imposing the equivalent of a "Jewish tax" on the country's Jewish community, saying it had no plans to lift its advisory warning Jews against traveling in the south of the country. . READ »

Jews still struggle to feel at home in Malmö

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Feb 11
A year after claims about an exodus of Jews from Malmö made global headlines, many Jewish residents still don't feel safe in southern Sweden, The Local's Karen Holst discovers. READ »

Palme prize awarded to Palestinian psychiatrist

Society: 4 Jan 11
A Palestinian psychiatrist has been awarded the 2010 Olof Palme Prize for his efforts to foster “common sense, reconciliation, and peace" in the Middle East the award’s Swedish jurors announced on Tuesday. READ »

Ship to Gaza lawyer to file Israel police report

National: 9 Nov 10
Ship to Gaza, the Swedish organisation behind a Gaza-bound aid ship boarded in May by Israeli commandos, has retained plans to file a complaint with Israeli police despite the expulsion of two of its members from Israel on Sunday. READ »

Ship to Gaza Swedes denied entry to Israel

National: 8 Nov 10
Israel expelled a Swedish MP of Turkish origin who had been on a Gaza-bound aid ship intercepted in May by Israeli commandos, the interior ministry announced on Sunday. READ »

Anger over Ship to Gaza Swedes' return to Israel

Politics: 5 Nov 10
Two Swedes who were detained earlier this year following an Israeli raid on the Ship to Gaza convoy plan to return to Israel to file an official complaint with police, angering the Israeli embassy in Stockholm. READ »

Introducing the Greens

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Sep 10
Here's a look at the Green Party, bidding to assume power within the centre-left Red-Green coalition and become Sweden's third largest party. READ »

Ship to Gaza to set sail again

National: 4 Aug 10
The organisers of an aid flottilla Ship to Gaza said in Stockholm on Wednesday they would make a new attempt to reach the Palestinian territory before the end of 2010. READ »

Mankell's bag returned - with women's clothes

National: 30 Jul 10
Swedish novelist and Ship to Gaza participant Henning Mankell has had his bag returned to him by Israeli authorities - filled with women's clothes. READ »

Top outgoing UN Swede slams Ban Ki-moon

National: 22 Jul 10
Aides to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon were in damage control mode on Wednesday after a blistering attack on his leadership by the outgoing Swedish head of a UN unit battling internal fraud. READ »

Mankell calls for release of Israeli soldier

National: 6 Jul 10
Swedish crime writer and Ship to Gaza activist Henning Mankell has called on Hamas to release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit from Palestinian custody. READ »

Swedish dockers launch Israeli goods blockade

National: 23 Jun 10
The Swedish Dock Workers Union on Wednesday launched a blockade of Israeli cargo in protest against the deadly raid on the Gaza-bound freedom flotilla last month, union representatives have confirmed. READ »

Pippi Longstocking among 100 top books

Society: 22 Jun 10
Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking has been named among the top 100 books of all time in a major survey of 100 eminent writers from 54 countries who have elected "The Library of World Literature". READ »

Bildt rejects Israel boycott calls

Politics: 7 Jun 10
Sweden will not boycott Israeli goods or break its relations to Israel, foreign minister Carl Bildt has said in a response to opposition demands in a parliamentary debate on the Israeli boarding of the Ship to Gaza aid convoy. READ »

Organizer: ship deaths 'premeditated murder'

National: 3 Jun 10
The Swedish organizer of the Ship to Gaza, Mattias Gardell, told journalists on his return to Stockholm that the Israelis had committed “premeditated murder” and were guilty of piracy. READ »

What do the Swedish Gaza activists hope to achieve?

Analysis & Opinion: 3 Jun 10
The Ship to Gaza incident was, to say the least, badly handled by Israel. The blockade of Gaza is wrong. But Swedish activists need to ask themselves tough questions about the consequences of their actions, says Stockholm-based Israeli journalist David Stavrou. READ »

Bildt on hand to welcome deported Swedes

Politics: 3 Jun 10
Sweden's foreign minister was at Istanbul airport in the early hours of Thursday morning to assist Swedes deported following their participation in the Gaza aid convoy. READ »

Mankell accuses Israel of 'piracy'

National: 2 Jun 10
Top Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell accused Israel of "piracy" for its attack on a Gaza-bound aid fleet and denied weapons were stashed on the ships. READ »

Captured Swedes taken to Israeli airport

National: 2 Jun 10
The seven remaining Swedes being held in Israeli custody following the capture of the Ships to Gaza flotilla have been taken to Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv. READ »

"Israel has painted itself into a corner": Bildt

National: 2 Jun 10
Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has demanded an immediate, full and independent investigation into the Gaza aid convoy attacks. READ »

Will Israel drop an atom bomb?: Mankell

National: 2 Jun 10
Swedish author Henning Mankell, one of a trio of activists who have arrived back in Sweden after being released by Israel following their participation in the Gaza convoy, wonders what will happen next time when a "100 boats" show up. READ »

Swedes in Israeli custody after aid convoy attack

National: 1 Jun 10
Swedish author Henning Mankell was one of eleven Swedes held on arrival in Israel Monday after their Gaza-bound aid flotilla was attacked by Israeli commandos. All the Swedes have now been located, the foreign ministry has confirmed. READ »

Mankell status unknown after aid convoy attack

National: 31 May 10
The whereabouts of Swedish author Henning Mankell and the other ten Swedish activists onboard ships in the Gaza aid flotilla attacked by Israeli troops, remained unknown as the ships began to dock on Monday afternoon. READ »

Sweden calls on Israel to clarify aid convoy attack

National: 31 May 10
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has summoned the Israeli ambassador to explain reports that Israeli armed forces have boarded the "Ship to Gaza" humanitarian convoy, killing at least ten people. READ »

Mankell joins Swedish 'Ship to Gaza'

National: 27 May 10
The crime author Henning Mankell is among eleven Swedes on the Ship to Gaza - a flotilla of small ships heading over the Mediterranean aiming to raise awareness and show solidarity for the Palestinian people. READ »

Malmö mayor says unaware of level of attacks on Jews

Politics: 26 Feb 10
Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu conceded that he has not been sufficiently well informed about the vulnerable situation faced by Jews after meeting with community leaders on Thursday. READ »

Sahlin raps Malmö mayor over Jew comments

Politics: 25 Feb 10
Social Democrat party leader Mona Sahlin has described as "unfortunate" comments made by Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu regarding a recent spate of attacks on the city's Jewish population. READ »

Man jailed for Malmö Davis Cup riot

National: 25 Feb 10
A 23-year-old man from Stockholm has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for rioting in connection with a Davis Cup match between Sweden and Israel in Malmö last spring. READ »

Swine flu named year's top Swedish news story

National: 30 Dec 09
Swine flu beat out both the June death of Michael Jackson and the Stockholm helicopter heist in September as the top Swedish news story of 2009, according to a new study. READ »

Letter to the Editor: UK MPs back Sweden over Palestinian capital

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Dec 09
As EU foreign ministers gather in Brussels to debate the future of Israeli-Palestinian relations, a group of British MPs have come out in support of a Swedish proposal to establish East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. READ »

UK MPs back Swedish presidency on Jerusalem

Politics: 7 Dec 09
A group of nearly 50 members of the British parliament have written a letter voicing their support for a controversial Swedish EU presidency proposal to recognize East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. READ »

Too early to recognize Palestinian state: Bildt

Politics: 17 Nov 09
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, has said it is "premature" to recognize a Palestinian state. READ »

Sweden to pay more asylum seekers to leave

National: 6 Nov 09
Sweden has decided to expand a programme which gives unsuccessful asylum seekers money to voluntarily return to their homelands, at the same time as the number of refugee applications continues to drop. READ »

Ex-moderate Muslim to form 'anti-Zionist' party in Sweden

Politics: 3 Nov 09
A once moderate Muslim spokesperson who last year came out as an Islamist radical has announced plans to start a political party uniting all of Sweden’s anti-Zionists. READ »

Organ theft article 'a perversion of journalistic standards'

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Oct 09
Amid an ongoing uproar over accusations that Israel harvested the organs of dead Palestinians, media watcher Andrea Levin issues a fresh plea to Aftonbladet to correct "the factual errors that litter the article". READ »

Egypt kicks out Swedish journalist

National: 2 Oct 09
A Swedish journalist was deported by Egypt on Thursday due to his alleged involvement in pro-Palestinian march. READ »

Finalists named for Astrid Lindgren children's literature award

Society: 17 Sep 09
Nearly 170 authors and organizations from the world of children’s literature were named on Thursday as finalists for the world’s largest prize in the genre, named for the late Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. READ »

What's on in Sweden: August 7 -13

Lifestyle: 6 Aug 09
What's on in Sweden: Culture Festival and new circus in Stockholm; International jazz festival in Gothenburg; Soha (Fr/DZ) & Festival for Gaza in Malmö. READ »

European leaders impatient for Swedish EU presidency

National: 28 Jun 09
European leaders have expressed impatience for the Swedish EU presidency to start after a troubled six months under the Czechs. READ »

Art off the beaten track in Stockholm

Lifestyle: 7 May 09
Art critic Katarina Wadstein MacLeod slips into the suburbs and side streets of Stockholm in search of hidden gems outside the mainstream. READ »

Sweden joins UN racism conference walkout

Politics: 21 Apr 09
Swedish and EU delegates walked out of the UN conference on racism in Geneva in protest at remarks by Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who described Israel as "racist" in his speech. READ »

Tennis body targets Malmö over fine

Sport: 6 Apr 09
The Swedish Tennis Association said on Monday it is considering billing Malmö city council for 330,000 kronor ($25,000) if it loses its appeal against a fine incurred for playing Sweden's Davis Cup match against Israel behind closed doors. READ »

Malmö blacklisted over Israel tennis shutout

Sport: 3 Apr 09
Malmö has been banned from hosting Davis Cup tennis matches for five years following the city's controversial decision to play Sweden's match with Israel in an empty arena. READ »

Rosengård: Integration in the eye of the storm

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Mar 09
Malmö suburb Rosengård has come to symbolise Sweden's struggles with integration. AFP's Marc Preel examines a community grappling with its identity after a winter marred by rioting and clashes with the police. READ »

Astrid Lindgren prize to Palestinian education group

Society: 24 Mar 09
A Palestinian education centre’s work to promote reading in the West Bank and Gaza, has earned it a Swedish literature award named for famed children’s book author Astrid Lindgren. READ »

Sweden's Davis Cup hopes dashed by Israel

Sport: 9 Mar 09
Israel defeated Sweden 3-2 in a tight Davis Cup match at the weekend in Malmö, despite a nearly empty stadium and a hoards hostile demonstrators outside. READ »

Crowd ban 'risks bolstering extremists'

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Mar 09
The City of Malmö's decision to hold the Sweden-Israel Davis Cup tennis match behind closed doors is ill-conceived, short-sighted and potentially dangerous, argues freelance Israeli journalist David Stavrou. READ »

Crews remove Davis Cup paving stone threat

Sport: 5 Mar 09
Road crews in Malmö have succeeded in removing piles of paving stones which police said would stop them from providing security for Sweden’s upcoming Davis Cup tennis match against Israel in Malmö. READ »

Huge police presence for Israel tennis match

Sport: 26 Feb 09
Swedish police are to mobilize up to 1,000 officers in Malmö next weekend in a bid to guarantee the safety of players and functionaries during a Davis Cup match between Sweden and Israel. READ »

Sweden: 'Palestinian accord part of process'

Politics: 26 Feb 09
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt urged national reconciliation between the two main Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, when he met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Wednesday. READ »

Stockholm courts Israel Davis Cup match

Sport: 23 Feb 09
Officials in Stockholm are hoping the capital can replace Malmö as the host of Sweden's forthcoming Davis Cup match against Israel after the southern city ruled that the game should be played behind closed doors. READ »

No fans allowed for Israel tennis match

Sport: 18 Feb 09
Sweden's upcoming Davis Cup tennis match against Israel will be held behind closed doors, Malmö city council ruled on Wednesday. READ »

Malmö man freed from terror financing charges

National: 17 Feb 09
A Malmö court has acquitted the head of the al-Aqsa Foundation in Sweden on charges that he used funds from the charity to support Hamas. READ »

‘Opposing Israeli violence is not anti-Semitism’

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Feb 09
Swedes who demonstrate over Israeli attacks are not anti-Semites. Calling them names is an attempt to silence criticism of Israeli policies, argues Stockholm-based Palestinian Alaa Kullab. READ »

'Anti-Semitism on the rise in Sweden'

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Feb 09
An ugly wave of anti-Semitism is on the rise in Sweden, and politicians who compare Israel with Nazi Germany or apartheid-era South Africa cannot claim to be free of responsibility, writes David Stavrou, a freelance Israeli journalist based in Sweden. READ »

Bildt makes unexpected visit to Gaza

Politics: 3 Feb 09
Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to Gaza, touring a demolished factory and a hospital damaged during Israel's 22-day assault on the Palestinian enclave. READ »

Terror financing trial underway in Malmö

National: 2 Feb 09
Security was tight at a Malmö courthouse as proceedings began on Monday to determine whether or not donations to the Swedish chapter of a Palestinian foundation were being used to support Hamas. READ »

'Prosecute Israel and Hamas for war crimes'

Politics: 28 Jan 09
A leading Social Democrat member of parliament has urged Sweden's government to take action to ensure that Israel and Hamas are both taken to task for alleged war crimes in the Gaza conflict. READ »

Arrests at pro-Israel demonstration in Malmö

Politics: 26 Jan 09
Police in Malmö arrested four men after eggs and bottles were thrown at pro-Israel demonstrators in the town’s main square on Sunday, police said. READ »

Swedes 'too quick to pick sides' in Gaza conflict

Analysis & Opinion: 20 Jan 09
An Israeli national on a temporary stay in Sweden, Omri Grinberg is dismayed by the lack of nuance displayed by supporters of both sides in the Gaza war. READ »

Sweden welcomes Gaza ceasefire

Politics: 18 Jan 09
The Swedish government has welcomed Israel's declaration of a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory of Gaza. Hamas rocket attacks meanwhile continued on Sunday. READ »

Jewish burial chapel attacked in Malmö

National: 13 Jan 09
A burial chapel in the Jewish cemetery in central Malmö was fire-bombed early on Tuesday morning. It is the third time the chapel has been attacked in recent weeks. READ »

'Boycott Israel in Davis Cup': Social Democrat

Sport: 13 Jan 09
A prominent member of Sweden's largest political party likened Israel to apartheid South Africa and Nazi Germany in calling for a boycott of Sweden’s upcoming Davis Cup tennis match against the Middle Eastern country. READ »

Swedish Church-funded clinic hit in Gaza

National: 12 Jan 09
One of three Gaza health clinics financed in part by the Church of Sweden was destroyed in an Israeli air attack Saturday evening. READ »

New evacuation planned for Gaza Swedes

Politics: 11 Jan 09
The first Swedish evacuees arrived home from war-torn Gaza on Saturday. The foreign ministry is now hopeful that more of the remaining 46 Swedes will be helped to flee the area next week. READ »

Thousands demonstrate against Gaza attacks

Politics: 10 Jan 09
Thousands of people took to the streets of Stockholm to demonstrate against the war in Gaza on Saturday. Demonstrators bore a sea of Palestinian flags and called for an end to the "massacre". READ »

Swedes headed home following Gaza escape

Politics: 9 Jan 09
Twelve Swedes who managed to get out of Gaza are now in the Jordanian capital of Amman and will be headed back to Sweden on Friday evening. READ »

Bildt: isolation of Gaza 'morally indefensible'

Politics: 8 Jan 09
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said Thursday that the only way to halt the smuggling of weapons into Gaza is to stop the fighting and end Gaza’s economic isolation. READ »

Jews in Sweden under increasing threat

Politics: 7 Jan 09
Police in Sweden are on heightened alert following a spike in anti-Semitic attacks around the country in the wake of Israel’s campaign against Gaza-based Hamas militants. READ »

Swedish Gaza evacuation postponed

National: 7 Jan 09
Swedish citizens trapped in Gaza will not be evacuated on Wednesday as originally planned, the foreign ministry has confirmed. READ »

Sweden to send emergency aid to Gaza

Politics: 5 Jan 09
Sweden said on Monday it would send 10 million kronor ($1.3 million) in extra emergency aid to Palestinians in Gaza to help deal with the humanitarian impact of Israel's massive offensive there. READ »

Swedes stranded in Gaza

Politics: 5 Jan 09
Around twenty Swedes stranded in Gaza have been in contact with the Swedish consulate in Jerusalem to seek help leaving the war-torn area. READ »

Sweden condemns Israel's Gaza invasion

Politics: 4 Jan 09
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt harshly condemned Israel's deadly assault on Gaza late Saturday, insisting the invasion would seriously hamper diplomatic attempts to find a solution to the conflict. READ »

March in Stockholm over Gaza bombings

National: 3 Jan 09
More than 1,000 demonstrators marched through the Swedish capital on Friday to protest against Israel's deadly attacks on Gaza, waving Palestinian flags and banners decrying "Israel the child killer". READ »

Bildt calls for Gaza borders to open

Politics: 31 Dec 08
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has called for an immediate ceasefire and full humanitarian access to under-siege Gaza after a meeting with EU foreign ministers in Paris on Tuesday. READ »

Demo in Stockholm over Gaza bombings

National: 30 Dec 08
The Israeli flag was set alight on Monday as hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Stockholm to protest against air raid attacks on the Gaza Strip. READ »

Bildt urges renewal of Gaza ceasefire

National: 28 Dec 08
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on Sunday praised a fresh call by the United Nations Security Council to halt the violence in Gaza. READ »

Bildt seeks to expand Middle East cooperation

Analysis & Opinion: 15 Apr 08
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's recent visit to the Middle East marks a possible shift in Sweden’s traditionally cautious, “two-steps forward, one-step back” approach to Middle Eastern conflicts, writes Rami Abdelrahman. READ »

Bildt condemns Jerusalem shootings

Politics: 8 Mar 08
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has condemned the shootings in Jerusalem which caused the deaths of eight students. READ »

A leap of faith

Lifestyle: 12 Oct 07
Swedish women who convert to Islam: Of the 400,000 people in Sweden estimated to be celebrating the end of Ramadan this weekend, around 5,000 are ethnic Swedes who have converted to Islam. Two women converts tell Rami Abdelrahman about how they square their faith with society's expectations. READ »

Sahlin takes shelter from rocket attack

Politics: 6 Sep 07
Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin was forced to take shelter during her visit to Israel when a rocket exploded at a nearby school in the town of Sderot. Two rockets hit the town, one of which exploded. READ »

Sweden scraps aid to China

National: 27 Aug 07
Sweden is to halve the number of countries to which it pays foreign aid. The number of recipient countries is to be cut from 70 to 33, with China and Vietnam among those losing out. The Social Democrats accuse the government of "abandoning Asia." READ »

Sweden gives aid to Palestinian Authority

National: 29 Jun 07
Sweden will provide financial aid to the cash-strapped Palestinian public sector to help pay wages in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the government announced on Friday. READ »

Sweden welcomes new Palestinian prime minister

Politics: 15 Jun 07
Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has welcomed "very favourably" the decision by Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas to nominate political independent Salam Fayyad to form an emergency government. READ »

"Time for Sweden to support Mid-East Moderates"

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Oct 06
Knee-jerk condemnations of Israel have been a frequent characteristic of Sweden’s reaction to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The new government should start supporting moderates on both sides, argues David Stavrou. READ »

Sweden gives millions in Lebanon aid

Society: 24 Jul 06
Sweden has said it will give a total of 40.5 million kronor in humanitarian aid to war-torn Lenanon, as part of a response to a UN appeal. READ »

Scandinavians condemn Lebanon violence

National: 13 Jul 06
Sweden, Norway and Denmark have condemned both Hezbollah attacks and Israel's actions in Gaza and Lebanon. Swedish foreign minister Jan Eliasson calls Israeli attacks 'disproportionate'. READ »

Swedish groups urge Mid-East peace

National: 9 Jul 06
Swedish politicians and non-governmental organizations have called on Israelis and Palestinians to respect international law and end violence. READ »

Ohly: stop selling arms to America

Politics: 7 Jul 06
Left Party leader Lars Ohly, a possible future coalition partner for Göran Persson, has demanded that Sweden stop selling arms to the United States and other countries fighting in Iraq. READ »

Persson: Israel's Gaza raids are "indefensible"

National: 2 Jul 06
Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson has branded as "indefensible" raids by Israel on Palestinian targets in Gaza launched to free a kidnapped Israeli soldier, according to reports on Sunday. READ »

Swedish MPs to meet Hamas representatives

Smörgåsbord: 2 May 06
Representatives of the Hamas government will meet the Green Party's Yvonne Ruwaida and the Social Democrats' Mariam Osman Sherifay in Stockholm. "We want a dialogue," says Ruwaida. READ »

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