Swedish Jews, particularly those who reside in Malmoethe countrys third-largest cityare growing concerned over an increasing number of anti-Semitic incidents, many perpetrated by young men with roots in the Middle East, said JehoshuaKaufman, a member of the citys Jewish congregation.About one-third of Malmoes 310,000 residents were born abroad, including many in the Middle East. There are about 2,000 Jews in the city. Sixty-six anti-Semitic incidents were reported in Malmoe in 2012, according to the SwedishNational Council forCrime Prevention. About halfway through 2013, there have been 35 reports of anti-Semitic incidents. In all of 2010 and 2011 combined, there were 44 such incidents reported. Malmoe police said the number of anti-Semitic incidents in Malmoe is twice as large as the number in Stockholm, whose population is three times as large.
Although there are other types of right-wing extremism in Sweden besides for radical Islam, in Malmoe it is the young Muslim guys that are the problem, said Barbro Posner, a member of citys Jewish community, according toIsrael National News.
By The Jewish Press
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