Hat tip Nyheter Idag. Translation by Fousesquawk.
Malmo (Malmö) is Sweden's third-largest city. During the German occupation of Denmark in World War 2, it was the principal port of entry for Danish Jews being smuggled out of Denmark, and a Jewish community grew. Today, that Jewish community is dwindling due to the explosion in anti-Semitism, thanks to the large Muslim immigrant community in Malmo.
Now a Swedish researcher has conducted a study concerning anti-Semitism directed at Jewish students in Malmo's schools. It is highly disturbing. The original report in Swedish is linked in the text below but not translated from Swedish.
Also note the reference to Ilmar Reepalu. He is a former mayor of Malmo who was openly dismissive of Jewish complaints of anti-Semitism due to his antagonism toward Israel. Reepalu stated that if Malmo's Jewish citizens supported Israel, they were welcome to leave.
Report reveals anti-Semitism in Malmo schools: "It was Arab pupils who had a craze for Hitler"
Malmo- A recent report shows that hate against Jewish pupils comes mainly from peers from the Middle East. The Jewish pupils are held responsible for Israel's policy in the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Linking the Israel-Palestinian conflict with Malmo's Jews is something that top Social Democrat politicians have earlier done.
"It would (help) if the Jewish community distanced itself from Israel's actions in Gaza. That would help a whole lot, I think."
The word of Jamal El-Hajs, a current member of Parliament for the Social Democrats, at a demonstration in 2010, in an interview with Skånske Dagbladet. At the same demonstration, he called for a boycott of Israeli products and praised party colleague Ilamr Reepalu's "courage". Reepalu has on several occasions been in trouble for statements about Jews and Israel, including when he questioned whether a tennis match between Sweden and Israel should be played in Malmo.
Now a new report shows that the Israel-Palestinian conflict is central to anti-Semitism in Malmo's schools. The report also shows that it is not only pupils-especially Arab pupils with a background in the Middle East and especially with connections to the Palestinian territories- but also school personnel who are anti-Semitic.
"From a couple of (sources) also come specific reports of anti-Semitic jargon among personnel groups," writes report author Mirjam Katzin, researcher at Lund University. Katzin is also an elected representative of the Left Party in Malmo.
Katzin's report consists partly of an interview section where she interviewed school personnel, Jewish children, and young people in the age range 10-20 years and partly of a survey that was sent out. The goal was that all school personnel in primary and secondary schools participate in the survey.
Katzin states that she met with unexpected resistance. Only 27 out of 63 primary school principals forwarded her survey to their personnel.
"Jews stay away from certain schools because they don't feel safe to go to certain schools. There is a list of schools that are OK for Jews and not. Actually, all high schools are black-listed with the exception of a few, that's just the way it is. But you know that with this Israel/Palestine- you are going to get shit for that in the other schools; it is so sad that it is like this," says one pupil.
The report contains several quotes from those interviewed who point out how Arab pupils openly use anti-Semitic jargon.
"Many, when you talk to them and discuss it, can be reached. But some are deeply involved. Thus, a Jew in Malmo is the enemy. All Jews are the big enemy," says another school employee.
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