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Israeli flags seen as Iranian diaspora denounces US-Iran MoU in worldwide embassy protests

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called for a week of protests to coincide with the week-long funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Activists flew pro-Pahlavi flags, along with Israeli flags at certain sites.

|ByJAMES GENN
A woman holds banners denouncing the Iranian regime, June 21, 2026; illustrative.
People take part in a 'Stop Bombing Iran' protest organized by Stop the War Coalition and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, in London, Britain, June 23, 2025

Western collective Stockholm Syndrome: Empathizing with those who threaten it - opinion

What happened in Stockholm over six days, the West has been doing, collectively, gradually, and largely without acknowledgement for the better part of three decades.

|ByMAX RADFORD
A demonstration in support of Palestine and Lebanon marches through Stockholm to Gustav Adolfs Torg, Sweden October 5.

'Blood libel repackaged': Israeli ambr. condemns Stockholm mock slaughter protest

"It's the same centuries-old stereotypes and blood libels, repackaged by replacing ' Jews' with 'Zionists," said Israel's ambassador to Sweden Ziv Nevo Kulman.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
THOUSANDS GATHER in Stockholm waving the Palestinian and the Hamas flag, shouting ‘Boycott Israel’ and ‘Long live Palestine’ as they protest Israel’s actions in Gaza, 2009

Sweden: The ‘perfect storm’ of antisemitism

For many members of Sweden’s Jewish community, the largest in Scandinavia, the collapse of a partnership symbolized something larger.

|ByELDAD BECK

Swedish PM accuses Iran of using organized gangs to carry out attacks in Sweden

"Iran is using organized and violent criminal gangs to carry out serious attacks within Sweden," Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson stated.

JANUARY 16, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Swedish soldier stands next to a ceremonial cannon in the courtyard of the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, March 7, 2024.

Security measures for Jewish communities worldwide must be taken - editorial

Global incidents target Jews and Israelis in response to Israeli military actions. A call for vigilance, education, and security measures to combat antisemitism.

MAY 19, 2024ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Students place flags near the main lawn of Columbia University, to show support for the Jewish community on campus, for peaceful solutions, and commemorate all lives lost since October 7, 2023, across from a student protest encampment in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between

Stockholm Police investigate shooting near Israeli embassy

Several people have been detained so far.

MAY 17, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR
Emergency workers stand near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, January 31, 2024

Explosive device found near Israeli embassy in Sweden, detonated by police

The national bomb squad is on its way to investigate the object, the spokesperson said.

JANUARY 31, 2024ByREUTERS
Emergency workers stand near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, January 31, 2024

Sweden's Crown Princess privately visited synagogue as solidarity with Jewish community

Aron Verständig, President of the Swedish Jewish Communities, expressed his gratitude and the broader significance of this visit.

NOVEMBER 13, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Photo of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, with Hanna Halpern, the general secretary of the Jewish community.

Iraq jails police for failing to halt torching of Swedish embassy after Quran burning

Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in July and set it on fire over a planned Quran burning in Stockholm.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023ByREUTERS
Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr take part in a protest after the embassy was stormed and set on fire ahead of an expected Koran burning in Stockholm, in Baghdad, Iraq July 21, 2023.

Family of Swede detained in Iran calls for international support

The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Tuesday that Johan Floderus' imprisonment had been raised repeatedly with authorities in the Islamic Republic.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023ByREUTERS
Police officers stand guard holding the Koran in their hands outside the Swedish Embassy, during a protest against a man who burned a copy of the book outside a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm, in Tehran, Iran July 3, 2023.

EU, Stockholm say Swedish citizen held in Iran

The New York Times reported that a Swedish citizen, who according to the paper has been working for the European Union's diplomatic corps, had been imprisoned in Iran for more than 500 days.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023ByREUTERS
Police stand guard outside the Swedish Embassy during a protest against a man who burned a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm, in Tehran, Iran June 30, 2023.

Swedish government considers allowing police to stop Quran burnings

The decision to appoint a commission met with immediate scepticism from several political parties, including the government's support party, the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats.

AUGUST 18, 2023ByREUTERS
Demonstrators burn the Swedish flag during a protest against a man who burned a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital Stockholm, in front of the Swedish Embassy in Tehran, Iran June 30, 2023

Sweden raises terrorist alert level after Quran burnings

Sweden's SAPO security service raised the terrorist alert from 3 to 4 on a scale from 1-5, reflecting a high threat.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByREUTERS
A man displays a placard during a protest following the burning of the Koran in Stockholm, outside the embassy of Sweden in London, Britain, January 28, 2023.