In one of the biggest morning papers here in Malmo, Sweden you could read on January 27 about the situation for around 3000 Jews in and around our city.
Last year 79 crimes against Jewish residents were reported to the police in Malmo. These crimes were antisemitic graffiti sprayed on the walls and vandalism on Jewish synagogues, cemetery etc.
Fredrik Sieradzki of the Jewish Community of Malmö, said in the article that he does not feel safe and for his family's sake they have to move away from Malmo. Jews are harassed and threatened while walking around in the city, and when I read the article it feels like in Germany during the early 1930s.
So what do the police and politicians in Malmo do to stop all this? On January 28, the mayor of Malmo, Ilmar Reealu said in an interview to the newspaper "Skanska Dagbladet", that the situation for the Jews in Malmo depends on the situation in Israel. The violence they showed during the conflict in Gaza was disproportionate, and that Israel's action is like a fester!! The Jews in Malmo have to bear their own responsibility for the antisemitism in Malmo, Reepalu says!!
This sounds very strange to me. It is just as Dilsa Demirbag-sten writes on Newsmill on January 27 " Must all Turks in Sweden bear the responsibility for the murder on Kurds, Christians and oppositional in Turkey? and must all Arabs bear the responsibility for the actions from Hamas?
But Reepalu was quick to point out that “every type of threat and oppression directed at a particular ethnic group is totally unacceptable”.
He also said that the harassments and threats are coming from extreme right-wing groups, but the Jews know that it is just as common to get this threats from extreme left-wing or extreme Muslim groups.
It is not the first time Ilmar Reepalu shows his ignorance towards the Jewish community here in Sweden. During the Davis cup last year he was out demonstrating against Israel and tried hard to stop the match. As a mayor he made strong and clear international statements in the media and for me it felt strange that a mayor does this without any reprimands from the government.
The situation for the Jews is bad. Please pray for The Jews in Malmo, the situation, for the politicians, for the oppressors. Together we can make a difference...
Last year 79 crimes against Jewish residents were reported to the police in Malmo. These crimes were antisemitic graffiti sprayed on the walls and vandalism on Jewish synagogues, cemetery etc.
Fredrik Sieradzki of the Jewish Community of Malmö, said in the article that he does not feel safe and for his family's sake they have to move away from Malmo. Jews are harassed and threatened while walking around in the city, and when I read the article it feels like in Germany during the early 1930s.
So what do the police and politicians in Malmo do to stop all this? On January 28, the mayor of Malmo, Ilmar Reealu said in an interview to the newspaper "Skanska Dagbladet", that the situation for the Jews in Malmo depends on the situation in Israel. The violence they showed during the conflict in Gaza was disproportionate, and that Israel's action is like a fester!! The Jews in Malmo have to bear their own responsibility for the antisemitism in Malmo, Reepalu says!!
This sounds very strange to me. It is just as Dilsa Demirbag-sten writes on Newsmill on January 27 " Must all Turks in Sweden bear the responsibility for the murder on Kurds, Christians and oppositional in Turkey? and must all Arabs bear the responsibility for the actions from Hamas?
But Reepalu was quick to point out that “every type of threat and oppression directed at a particular ethnic group is totally unacceptable”.
He also said that the harassments and threats are coming from extreme right-wing groups, but the Jews know that it is just as common to get this threats from extreme left-wing or extreme Muslim groups.
It is not the first time Ilmar Reepalu shows his ignorance towards the Jewish community here in Sweden. During the Davis cup last year he was out demonstrating against Israel and tried hard to stop the match. As a mayor he made strong and clear international statements in the media and for me it felt strange that a mayor does this without any reprimands from the government.
The situation for the Jews is bad. Please pray for The Jews in Malmo, the situation, for the politicians, for the oppressors. Together we can make a difference...
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