Demonstrators in Stockholm erected a mock Auschwitz entrance gate reading 'Gaza' and depicted Prime Minister Netanyahu covered in fake blood during a pro-Palestinian protest, according to reports. Israeli officials and Jewish organizations condemned the display as a grotesque distortion of the Holocaust, with the ambassador warning of rising antisemitism in Sweden.
Pro-Palestinian protesters in Stockholm on Wednesday erected a mock Auschwitz entrance gate with the word 'Gaza' replacing the Nazi camp's 'Arbeit Macht Frei' inscription. They also staged a performance depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu covered in fake blood, calling for the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti.
Israeli officials and Jewish organizations condemned the display. Ambassador Ziv Nevo Kulman warned of 'a growing pattern of antisemitic incidents in Sweden,' and the Official Council of Jewish Communities in Sweden called the trivialization of the Holocaust 'profoundly offensive and deeply repugnant.' Sweden has adopted the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, which can classify comparisons of Israeli policy to Nazism as antisemitic depending on context.
The Zioneer has reported on previous antisemitic incidents in Sweden, including a July 14 protest where demonstrators carried signs mimicking the Auschwitz sign. That protest also drew condemnation from Israeli officials.
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