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Gothenburg Art School Faces Backlash Over Palestinian Exhibit

The Valand Academy of Fine Arts in Gothenburg is lending its premises to a Palestinian exhibition. Now the Jewish Central Council is reporting Gothenburg University to the Parliamentary Ombudsman.

Gothenburg Art School Faces Backlash Over Palestinian Exhibit

The Jewish Central Council: Still No to the Left Party

The Jewish Central Council is sticking to its position that the Left Party is not welcome at memorial ceremonies. It's about problems that need to be handled more than just excluding two-three individuals, says Chairman Aron Verständig.

The Jewish Central Council: Still No to the Left Party

The Jewish Central Council: Still No to the Left Party

The Jewish Central Council is sticking to its exclusion of the Left Party from its memorial ceremonies. At their meeting, a long discussion was held about where the boundary between anti-Semitism and criticism of the Israeli government should be drawn.

The Jewish Central Council: Still No to the Left Party

After the exclusion: The Jewish Central Council meets V

The Jewish Central Council has accepted a meeting with the Left Party, after having decided to ban the party from its memorial ceremonies last autumn. We believe in dialogue, says Chairman Aron Verständig.

After the exclusion: The Jewish Central Council meets V

V doors open – Dadgostar invites to dialogue

The Jewish Central Council excludes the Left Party from its memorial ceremonies, reports Dagens Nyheter. "We will immediately send an invitation to a conversation", writes party leader Nooshi Dadgostar in a comment.

V doors open – Dadgostar invites to dialogue

Kristersson at memorial ceremony for terror victims: Trauma

Ulf Kristersson held a speech on Monday evening in the Great Synagogue in Stockholm to honor the victims of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year. The attack is a trauma for many more than the closest relatives of the deceased, said Kristersson.

Kristersson at memorial ceremony for terror victims: Trauma