Nazi party banners were hung over a Stockholm tunnel, according to Jewish groups, coinciding with the date of fascist leader Adolf Hitler’s birthday.
An Israeli living in Stockholm told The Jerusalem Post that the Sunday incident had crossed lines, angering the Swedish people, not just the Jewish population.
The European Jewish Congress said on X/Twitter that it had been appalled by the display of Nazi symbols and called on authorities to hold the perpetrators responsible.
“Glorifying a regime responsible for the murder of six million Jews and countless others is both dangerous and deeply offensive,” said the EJC on Sunday.
The Jewish Youth Association of Sweden also said the sight of the flags in public was horrific and something they had only hoped to hear about from previous generations, not see themselves.
Israeli Ambassador to Sweden Ziv Nevo Kulman wrote on X that Nazi flags were something he had hoped not to see in Europe again.
Increase of antisemitism
The Israeli living in Stockholm said that since the October 7 massacre, there had been an increase in anti-Jewish incidents in Europe and Sweden, but the Swedish government had been largely pro-Israel and protected the Jewish population. He contended that anti-Israel protests had also irritated Swedish residents.