Sweden's tiny Jewish community is facing increasingly blatant anti-Semitism. In Malmö, the Jewish community centre has been under armed guard, a rabbi has been attacked on the street, and few want to talk about it, writes Karin Wells.
She says the experiences of those in the Jewish community could ultimately contribute to helping Sweden find the answers to its immigration challenges.
"Jews have been in Europe for 2,000 years. We are integrated without being assimilated. We have so much to teach about minority identity ? we have mutual interest to do something positive for future."
That sounds promising. Except when Muslims ask for the same exceptions as Jews sometimes get, let the howling begin. If it's OK for one group, it has to be OK for all.
If it's OK for one group, it has to be OK for all.
If you really believed this you would not take the stances you have on many other subjects here. The most obvious is gun laws. If it is okay for one group (police) to have them then the general public should also be allowed. I know you do not agree with this thus your above statement is not a valid point.
"andyt" said She says the experiences of those in the Jewish community could ultimately contribute to helping Sweden find the answers to its immigration challenges.
"Jews have been in Europe for 2,000 years. We are integrated without being assimilated. We have so much to teach about minority identity ? we have mutual interest to do something positive for future."
That sounds promising. Except when Muslims ask for the same exceptions as Jews sometimes get, let the howling begin. If it's OK for one group, it has to be OK for all.
And the last time Jews insisted that other people should not eat pork or have pictures of pigs or etc. was ?
Jews and the followers of the false prophet are not at all equal and that you would equate them sickens me.
I'm sickened by your religious bigotry. Looks like the mask is off, no more Muslims and Mooslims or whatever it was.
Jews in Canada had their own religious courts. When the Muslims asked for the same thing, the howling began. At least the govt was fair and banned them for both groups - never should have been allowed in the first place.
Hassidim in Montreal insisted the YWCA cover its windows because women in lycra were exercising there. They got special parking privileges on Saturdays, (parking zionism?). It's the same deal, just that it doesn't get the attention when Muslims ask for it.
In Malmö the immigrants are concentrated in one pocket of the city, Rosengaard. Unemployment in the area runs at 70 per cent, stones are thrown regularly at mail carriers and police, and 150 cars were torched during summer riots in 2013. Protests for and against Muslim immigrants are frequent and tough.
Sweden has without question the most unbelievabely fucked up and stupid immigration system in all of Europe.
And Malmo is a no go area for Jews, has been for a while. And Jews did not have problems in Sweden until the Muslims started coming in their tens of thousands.
The Swedes are actively trying to destroy their own culture, and can't do it fast enough.
They are now kicking out renters, in order to make room for more immigrants.
"andyt" said She says the experiences of those in the Jewish community could ultimately contribute to helping Sweden find the answers to its immigration challenges.
"Jews have been in Europe for 2,000 years. We are integrated without being assimilated. We have so much to teach about minority identity ? we have mutual interest to do something positive for future."
That sounds promising. Except when Muslims ask for the same exceptions as Jews sometimes get, let the howling begin. If it's OK for one group, it has to be OK for all.
The howling did begin when the Hasidic Jews went too far and they were summarily smacked back into place. Anyways you can't really blame people for casting a suspicious eye when the idea of sharia law comes up, considering that usually conjures up some nasty images.
No, I cast a suspicious eye too. I don't want any of that crap. I just don't want to get into a situation where we allow it for one group but not another.
"andyt" said No, I cast a suspicious eye too. I don't want any of that crap. I just don't want to get into a situation where we allow it for one group but not another.
Legally you probably have a point. The law must be applied consistently. Still, personally, I have no problem with those of the Jewish faith (and presumably other faiths) running their own little civil courts, while denying the Muslims the same thing. I'd say "We are denying Islam the status of 'religion' until you guys learn to start behaving yourselves."
It started a long time ago. In the most recent incident I can think of, the Muslims on a migrant ship bound for Europe thought they'd endear themselves to the Italian refugee boards early by rounding up the Christians and throwing them overboard.
"Jews have been in Europe for 2,000 years. We are integrated without being assimilated. We have so much to teach about minority identity ? we have mutual interest to do something positive for future."
That sounds promising. Except when Muslims ask for the same exceptions as Jews sometimes get, let the howling begin. If it's OK for one group, it has to be OK for all.
If it's OK for one group, it has to be OK for all.
If you really believed this you would not take the stances you have on many other subjects here. The most obvious is gun laws. If it is okay for one group (police) to have them then the general public should also be allowed. I know you do not agree with this thus your above statement is not a valid point.
She says the experiences of those in the Jewish community could ultimately contribute to helping Sweden find the answers to its immigration challenges.
"Jews have been in Europe for 2,000 years. We are integrated without being assimilated. We have so much to teach about minority identity ? we have mutual interest to do something positive for future."
That sounds promising. Except when Muslims ask for the same exceptions as Jews sometimes get, let the howling begin. If it's OK for one group, it has to be OK for all.
And the last time Jews insisted that other people should not eat pork or have pictures of pigs or etc. was ?
Jews and the followers of the false prophet are not at all equal and that you would equate them sickens me.
Jews in Canada had their own religious courts. When the Muslims asked for the same thing, the howling began. At least the govt was fair and banned them for both groups - never should have been allowed in the first place.
Hassidim in Montreal insisted the YWCA cover its windows because women in lycra were exercising there. They got special parking privileges on Saturdays, (parking zionism?). It's the same deal, just that it doesn't get the attention when Muslims ask for it.
Flaws...
Sweden has without question the most unbelievabely fucked up and stupid immigration system
in all of Europe.
And Malmo is a no go area for Jews, has been for a while. And Jews did not have problems
in Sweden until the Muslims started coming in their tens of thousands.
The Swedes are actively trying to destroy their own culture, and can't do it fast enough.
They are now kicking out renters, in order to make room for more immigrants.
She says the experiences of those in the Jewish community could ultimately contribute to helping Sweden find the answers to its immigration challenges.
"Jews have been in Europe for 2,000 years. We are integrated without being assimilated. We have so much to teach about minority identity ? we have mutual interest to do something positive for future."
That sounds promising. Except when Muslims ask for the same exceptions as Jews sometimes get, let the howling begin. If it's OK for one group, it has to be OK for all.
The howling did begin when the Hasidic Jews went too far and they were summarily smacked back into place. Anyways you can't really blame people for casting a suspicious eye when the idea of sharia law comes up, considering that usually conjures up some nasty images.
No, I cast a suspicious eye too. I don't want any of that crap. I just don't want to get into a situation where we allow it for one group but not another.
Legally you probably have a point. The law must be applied consistently. Still, personally, I have no problem with those of the Jewish faith (and presumably other faiths) running their own little civil courts, while denying the Muslims the same thing. I'd say "We are denying Islam the status of 'religion' until you guys learn to start behaving yourselves."
And so it starts.
It started a long time ago. In the most recent incident I can think of, the Muslims on a migrant ship bound for Europe thought they'd endear themselves to the Italian refugee boards early by rounding up the Christians and throwing them overboard.
I love islam.