Nooshi Dadgostar has previously only commented in writing on the Jewish Central Council's decision to exclude the Left Party from its memorial ceremonies.
Now the Left Party leader is speaking out for the first time since the announcement.
I am convinced that we can discuss these issues. We must never accept racism and anti-Semitism, she says.
Do you think there are problems with anti-Semitism within the Left Party?
All these issues I will discuss with the Jewish Central Council, which we have a meeting with, says Nooshi Dadgostar.
We see in Sweden now that many Swedish Jews experience being burdened by what an Israeli right-wing government does. It is completely unacceptable that Swedish Jews experience this and we need to discuss it throughout Sweden, I would say.
Criticism for statements
The Jewish Central Council's decision last week came after several cases where local politicians from the Left Party had made anti-Semitic statements or expressed support for terrorist organizations.
The announcement prompted Nooshi Dadgostar to invite the council to a meeting, which they have accepted.
Two Left Party politicians, Orwa Kadoura in Malmö and Ali Hadrous in Landskrona, have left the party after being criticized for anti-Semitic statements.
Meanwhile, Kristofer Lundberg, chairman of the Left Party's local association in Angered, is facing exclusion after showing support for the terrorist-classified Palestinian PFLP.
"Acted with force"
According to Nooshi Dadgostar, the Left Party has, however, long been combating anti-Semitism, among other things, and has also acted forcefully on criticism from the Swedish Committee Against Anti-Semitism (SKMA).
There are few other parties that have acted with such force on what SKMA has said, she says.
I would like to urge other parties to also take action on this and, for example, exclude these individuals. We use the strongest tool possible and that is exclusion.
