US EditionDisplay in Sweden Equating Gazans to Jews in Shoah Stirs Storm
UMEÅ, VÄSTERBOTTEN COUNTY, SWEDEN, JUL 19 – A pro-Palestinian group displayed mannequins in Holocaust prisoner uniforms during a demonstration, prompting police investigation and condemnation as antisemitic by officials.
- On Friday, July 18, 2025, an anti-Israel organization called Umeå for Palestine installed a Holocaust-themed exhibit in Umeå, Sweden, featuring mannequins dressed in striped uniforms marked with yellow stars and numbers, suspended from gallows.
- The exhibit aimed to draw parallels between the Holocaust and Gaza but sparked controversy because some saw it as a call to hang Jews, prompting a police investigation for incitement.
- The display featured a Swedish sign stating 'Genocide is genocide is genocide,' Palestinian flags beside the gallows, and a figure holding a baby doll, all shared on social media by Umeå for Palestine.
- Israeli Ambassador Ziv Nevo Kulman condemned the exhibit as a deeply offensive misuse of Holocaust history and a disturbing example of antisemitism, while Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch denounced it as exceeding the boundaries of permissible criticism.
- The controversy highlights rising antisemitism in Sweden, with calls for upholding hate speech laws and ongoing police inquiries signaling serious legal and societal implications.
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Sweden: Pro-Palestinian Protest Featured Hanged Skeletons in Holocaust Uniforms
Swedish police have launched a criminal investigation into whether a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the northern university town of Umeå constituted incitement against an ethnic group. The protest featured hanged skeletons dressed in concentration camp uniforms beneath a banner reading “a genocide is a genocide,” according to social media footage circulating Saturday. The skeletons were suspended execution-style, wearing blue-and-white striped…
Display in Sweden Equating Gazans to Jews in Shoah Stirs Storm
SWEDEN (JNS) – A Holocaust-themed exhibit in the city of Umeå in northern Sweden featuring mannequins in concentration camp uniforms hanging from gallows was put up by an anti-Israel group named Umea for Palestina on Friday. The supposed message is that Palestinians in Gaza are undergoing the same atrocities that Jews suffered under the Third […]
Swedish police are investigating a case where dolls with Stars of David and blue-striped T-shirts were hung during a pro-Palestinian protest in Umeå, northern Sweden.
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Below a banner reading “Genocide is genocide is genocide” hang mannequins of concentration camp prisoners with yellow Stars of David.The post Display in Sweden equating Gazans to Jews in Shoah stirs storm appeared first on JNS.org.
Swedish police have launched an investigation after two dolls with Stars of David on their chests were hung from a string in a park in the city of Umeå. The dolls, which were dressed in shirts with blue and white stripes,...
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