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February 14, 2012
Hamas
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Swedish parties split on Palestinian recognition
Politics: 1 Sep 11
Swedish political parties represented in the Riksdag are sharply divided as to whether or not Sweden should officially recognise a Palestinian government.
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Bolt sprints to victory in Stockholm
Sport: 30 Jul 11
World and Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt sprinted to victory in the 200m during Friday's Diamond League competition in Stockholm.
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Bolt seeks revenge in Stockholm sprint
Sport: 28 Jul 11
Usain Bolt returns to action in the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm on Friday hoping to erase bad memories of last year's defeat.
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Replace Muller as Saab CEO: local politician
Business & Money: 27 Jul 11
Victor Muller should be replaced as CEO of Saab, a local Swedish politician has argued followed the latest twist in the ongoing cashflow crisis at the beleaguered Swedish car firm.
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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.
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Questions remain over Saab financing
Business & Money: 4 May 11
There are still uncertainties regarding new financing arrangements for cash-strapped Swedish carmaker Saab despite Tuesday’s announcement of a 'strategic partnership' with Chinese Hawtai Motor Group.
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Taxman eyes Swedish online poker star
Society: 13 Jan 11
A Swedish high-stakes poker player has made his identity public after successfully playing under online moniker for over a year, and may now risk a hefty Swedish tax bill.
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Sweden's Alshammar settles for silver
Sport: 20 Dec 10
Swedish swimming star Therese Alshammar claimed a silver medal in the short course world championships in Dubai on Sunday and was obliged to surrender her medals record despite an earlier gold.
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Charges against Assange 'not political': prosecutor
Politics: 6 Dec 10
A Swedish prosecutor investigating the rape allegations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denied speculation from one of his lawyers Sunday that the case is politically motivated.
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Swedish sailor missing after tropical storm Earl
National: 5 Sep 10
A 57-year old Swedish sailor is missing off the coast of Florida following an apparent boating accident in the wake of tropical storm Earl.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Swede gives millions to help Haiti children
National: 16 Jan 10
Swedish businessman Roger Akelius is to donate 100 million kronor ($14.1 million) over a 25-year-period to help children in Haiti following the devastating earthquake that hit the country.
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Elin Nordegren to spend Christmas in Sweden
Society: 22 Dec 09
Former model Elin Nordegren will visit her family in Sweden over the holidays along with her two children, while husband Tiger Woods is retreating to the Bahamas on his private yacht named 'Privacy'.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Migration Board pays off pro-Israel employee
National: 29 Dec 08
Sweden's Migration Board has elected to pay over a million kronor in compensation to a demoted employee who maintained a pro-Israeli blog instead of following a court order to reinstate him.
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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.
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Pro-Israel employee wins suit against Migration Board
Politics: 12 Nov 08
A court has ruled that Sweden’s Migration Board broke employment protection laws when it demoted an employee who maintained a pro-Israeli blog.
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Migration Board: 'Hamas is a liberation movement'
Politics: 25 Oct 08
A Swedish Migration Board employee sued his employers alleging that he was demoted due to his pro-Israel political views. The board's counsel in the hearing has courted controversy by calling Hamas 'a liberation movement.'
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Terror suspect group sends money to Palestinians
National: 27 May 07
A group in Malmö which is being investigated for allegedly financing terror organizations has made payments of 1.2 million kronor to organizations in the Palestinian territories during the spring.
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Sweden grants indirect aid to Palestinians
Politics: 19 Apr 07
During the visit of Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas to Stockholm on Thursday, Sweden announced that it was to give 160 million kronor in indirect aid to the Palestinians.
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Swedish foreign minister will not meet Hamas politicians
Politics: 22 Mar 07
Carl Bildt will not meet Hamas members of the Palestinian government when he travels to the Palestinian territories this weekend. The visit also includes a meeting with his Israeli counterpart.
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Introducing...Christmas Tomte
Lifestyle: 18 Dec 06
He's the the man every Swedish kid wants to arrive laden with gifts on Christmas Eve. Unlike Santa Claus, Christmas Tomte won't come down the chimney. He's also half-goat.
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Funds frozen in terror probe
National: 2 Nov 06
The Malmö-based al-Aqsa Spannmål fund, which claims to raise money to aid the Palestinian territories, has had its bank accounts frozen temporarily over claims that it had paid 6 million kronor to Hamas.
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"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.
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Israeli officials "dance a jig" over Alliance win
National: 22 Sep 06
Sweden's change of government is reported to have caused delight in the Israeli government, which saw the Social Democrats as extra-critical of the Jewish state. But a Green MP says things won't change much.
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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.
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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.
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Sweden and Israel put spat behind them
Politics: 20 May 06
Relations between Israel and Sweden have thawed, after rows over military exercises and Sweden's welcoming of a member of Palestine's Hamas government, Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson said on Saturday.
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Hamas minister uses Sweden visa to visit Germany
Politics: 17 May 06
Atef Adwan, a minister in the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority, has used a visa granted by Sweden to visit Germany against the country's will.
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Persson: mistake to take part in Israel exercise
Politics: 10 May 06
Sweden, which last week withdrew from international air force exercises because of Israeli presence, last year took part in similar exercises involving Israel. It was a mistake, says the Prime Minister.
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Hamas minister to visit more countries
National: 9 May 06
A minister from the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority given a visa to Sweden has said he will used the permit to visit four other EU countries. Atef Adwan's visa was issued amid protests from France and Israel.
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Swedish politicians meet Hamas minister
Politics: 9 May 06
Palestinian minister Atef Adwan is meeting Swedish politicians from the left-wing parties as he continues his visit. Government ministers have been banned from meeting Adwan.
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Hamas minister thanks Sweden for visa
National: 6 May 06
The Palestinian Authority's refugee minister has thanked the Swedish government for allowing his visit, which Israel says amounts to legitimizing a terrorist organization.
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Hamas visit to Sweden condemned
Politics: 5 May 06
Sweden's decision to grant an entry visa to a Hamas cabinet minister to attend a conference about exiled Palestinians "legitimises terrorism", says Israel. France isn't happy either, but prime minister Göran Persson says the move is appropriate.
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Hamas minister gets Swedish visa
Smörgåsbord: 4 May 06
The refugee minister from the Hamas-led Palestinian government has been given a visa to the Schengen zone by Sweden's consulate general in Jerusalem.
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Malmö Hamas visit cancelled
National: 3 May 06
Representatives of Hamas will not, after all, visit Malmö later this month as planned. Group leader Salah Mohammed al-Bardawil has been denied a visa to the Schengen area by French authorities.
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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.
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Hamas visit: Israel summons Swedish ambassador
National: 27 Apr 06
Israel's foreign ministry on Thursday summoned the Swedish ambassador after receiving reports that Stockholm intended to allow members of the governing Palestinian Hamas movement into the country.
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Hamas man to visit Sweden
National: 20 Apr 06
A senior representative of Hamas is to visit Malmö in May, the association which invited him has confirmed.
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Sweden increases Palestinian aid
National: 20 Feb 06
The Swedish aid organisation SIDA has pledged an extra 50 million kronor to UN programmes in the Palestinian territories, saying that "Israel is not living up to its responsibility under international law".
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"Hamas must change" - Swedish foreign minister
National: 26 Jan 06
As Hamas sweeps to power in the Palestinian election, Sweden's foreign minister Laila Freivalds warns that cooperation with the EU will be impossible without some serious policy changes.
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Persson hints at Swedish role in peace process
Politics: 15 Mar 05
Prime minister Göran Persson suggests that Sweden could play a more active part in the Middle East peace process after a meeting in Jerusalem with his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon.
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Pants bosses fall off trouser mountain
Business & Money: 18 Jun 04
The bottom falls out of the trouser market at clothing chain Lindex, while phone book company Eniro gets a call from the competition authority.
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How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
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