This article was first published in The Jerusalem Report Magazine on 13 June 2013. ViewPoint Swedish politicians and the media are paralyzed by fear of even acknowledging the issue of Muslim hooliganism Stockholm Syndrome is the irrational empathy of a cowed hostage for his captor, his subservient gratitude for not being further debased. The term […]
Tag archives: Swedish Television
Enough already! Swedes have had enough anti-Israel media prejudice
On Sunday 9th December this year a rally was held outside the offices of Aftonbladet, a Swedish tabloid equally well known for its vicious anti-Israel stance as for its peddling of raw anti-Semitic vitriol. The theme of the rally was “Enough is Enough!” – no more media prejudice against the Jewish state, no more anti-Israel […]
Swedish State TV lies – as always when it comes to Israel
A week ago the Hamas regime of Gaza fired seventy (70) missiles into civilian populations in southern Israel. Swedish public-service TV broadcaster SVT did not publish a single word about this on its Teletext news page. Yesterday, Saturday 10 November was the Remembrance Day for Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) when the Nazi regime of […]
The new Swedish anti-Semitism: Islamism
Britain’s BBC is not exactly renowned for being an avid supporter of Israel. It’s not even known for showing empathy regarding Britain’s own Jewish population. Yet listen here to an objective BBC report on the new anti-Semitism in Sweden. The new Swedish anti-Semitism is spelled “Islamism”. The vast majority of Swedish Muslims may well be […]
When does interest become obsession?
When does reporting the news slip seamlessly into manufacturing the news? And when does a constant barrage of negative publicity on the world’s sole Jewish nation – accompanied by the total exclusion of reporting on major news in surrounding Muslim nations – achieve official recognition as a political campaign? A state-funded political campaign, at that. […]
Sweden boycotts Haiti
The whole world is focusing its efforts on bringing relief to the stricken population of Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake there last week. Well, not quite the whole world. The Arab world isn’t. The oil-rich Arab world with its multi-billion dollar oil revenues continues to spend its wealth on marketing the world’s […]