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Swedish far-right party apologizes for its past links to Nazis and antisemitism ahead of elections

JL;DR SUMMARY Ahead of next year's national elections, the Swedish far-right party, Swedish Democrats, publicly apologized for its historical ties to Naziism and antisemitism, revealing efforts to shift towards mainstream acceptance. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityAmichai ChikliSwedenFar Right PoliticsSwedish DemocratsNaziismJimmie AkessonMattias Karlsson

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Sweden
"The far-right nationalist party Swedish Democrats apologized Thursday for its past links to Naziism and antisemitism ahead of the countrys national elections next year."
Stockholm, Sweden
"I would like to reiterate the partys apology, above all to Swedish citizens of Jewish descent who may have felt a strong sense of insecurity and fear for good reasons, Karlsson continued."
Israel
"The Swedish Democrats announcement comes months after the Israeli government ended its longstanding boycott of the party, along with similar parties in France and Spain, despite criticism they have drawn from Jewish groups over antisemitism and ties to Europes Nazi past."
France
"The Swedish Democrats announcement comes months after the Israeli government ended its longstanding boycott of the party, along with similar parties in France and Spain, despite criticism they have drawn from Jewish groups over antisemitism and ties to Europes Nazi past."
Spain
"The Swedish Democrats announcement comes months after the Israeli government ended its longstanding boycott of the party, along with similar parties in France and Spain, despite criticism they have drawn from Jewish groups over antisemitism and ties to Europes Nazi past."
Jerusalem, Israel
"In March, Amichai Chikli, the Israeli minister of Diaspora affairs, invited a member of the Swedish Democrats to speak at the International Conference on Combating Antisemitism."

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