Jewish life in Sweden

The plan gives Sweden a particular task to strengthen the national minorities' rights to identity, language and cultural heritage and wants to spread knowledge about what racism looks like today. It binds the party to defend vulnerable groups' ability to live good lives every time they are attacked. That the government actively investigates how the Jewish community's rights can be strengthened and Jewish life facilitated follows from this.

• strengthen minorities' rightsdecisive»de nationella minoriteternas rättigheter till identitet, språk, kulturarv« (party programme ↗)“the national minorities' rights to identity, language, cultural heritage”
• knowledge about racism's expressions»Sverige behöver överhuvudtaget bygga upp och sprida kunskap om« (party programme ↗)“Sweden needs overall to build up and spread knowledge about”
• defend vulnerable groups' freedom»just den här gången handlar om sjukskrivna, muslimer eller transpersoner.« (party programme ↗)“in this case concerns sick-listed people, Muslims or trans people.”

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The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme defines the party as anti-racist and makes it society's absolute duty to prevent incitement against ethnic groups and threats, as well as to assert and support national minorities' opportunities to keep their language and culture. To actively investigate how the Jewish group's rights can be strengthened and Jewish life facilitated follows directly from these commitments. However, the plan does not specifically mention the group.

• anti-racist partydecisive»Socialdemokraterna är ett antirasistiskt parti, som strävar« (party programme ↗)“Social Democrats are an anti-racist party that strives”
• stop incitement against ethnic groups»och att förhindra att nätet används för förtal, hets mot folkgrupp, kränkningar av enskilda« (party programme ↗)“and to prevent the internet from being used for defamation, incitement against ethnic groups, violations of individuals”
• support for national minorities»hävda och stödja nationella minoriteters möjligheter att« (party programme ↗)“assert and support national minorities' opportunities to”
• fight against prejudice»Kampen mot rasism handlar« (party programme ↗)“The fight against racism is about”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan counts Jews among Sweden's five national minorities and states that their special position must be respected and strengthened, and that national minorities' rights shall be strengthened. It also sees that discrimination is increasing against, among others, Jews, and that no one should be subjected to hate crimes or hate propaganda. The counter-proposal's requirement to actively investigate how the rights of the Jewish group can be strengthened follows directly from that.

• strengthened minority rightsdecisive»Deras särskilda ställning, med egen kultur och eget språk, måste respekteras och stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Their special position, with their own culture and own language, must be respected and strengthened.”
• strengthened national minorities»stärka nationella minoriteters och urfolket samernas rättigheter och att Sverige ska förbinda sig att följa den internationella konventionen om urfolks rättigheter (ILO 169).« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen national minorities' and the Sámi people's rights and that Sweden shall commit to following the international convention on indigenous peoples' rights (ILO 169).”
• increasing antisemitism»Samtidigt ser vi nu hur diskriminering tilltar mot migranter och minoriteter inom EU, inte minst mot judar, muslimer och romer.« (party programme ↗)“At the same time we now see how discrimination is increasing against migrants and minorities within the EU, not least against Jews, Muslims and Roma.”
• protection against hate crimes»Ingen ska utsättas för hatbrott eller hatpropaganda.« (party programme ↗)“No one should be subjected to hate crimes or hate propaganda.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan explicitly commits to strengthening the anti-discrimination rule and minority protection and that more must be done against discrimination. It also establishes that hate and threats against, among other things, religious congregations must cease and that protection for these shall be strengthened. That the government actively investigates how the rights of the Jewish community can be strengthened and Jewish life facilitated across the country is a direct application of these commitments.

• strengthened minority protectiondecisive»Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to strengthen, among other things, the right to property, the anti-discrimination rule, minority protection and the status of minority languages”
• protection for religious congregations»Vi ska stärka skyddet för personer verksamma bland annat i media, religiösa samfund och offentlig förvaltning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall strengthen protection for people active in, among other things, media, religious congregations and public administration.”
• stronger work against discrimination»Mer måste göras mot diskriminering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More must be done against discrimination.”
• strengthened hate crime legislation»samt lägga till kön och funktionsnedsättning som hatbrottsgrunder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“and add sex and disability as hate crime grounds.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto requires that the state with force combats all kinds of racism and intolerance, modernizes the discrimination act and prioritizes police hate crime work, which is precisely what the counter-proposal wants investigated for the Jewish group. The party programme moreover establishes that Jews' position as a national minority shall be maintained and that minority language and cultural offerings shall be supported. The demand that Jewish life be facilitated throughout the country therefore lies in line with the plan.

• combat racism and hate crimedecisive»Därför ska staten med kraft bekämpa all slags rasism, diskriminering och intolerans. Vi vill modernisera diskrimineringslagen, prioritera polisens hatbrottsverksamhet och säkerställa att alla skolor står upp för alla människors lika värde.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore the state shall with force combat all kinds of racism, discrimination and intolerance. We want to modernize the discrimination act, prioritize police hate crime work and ensure that all schools stand up for all people's equal worth.”
• Jews' position as national minority»Samernas, sverigefinnarnas, tornedalingarnas, judarnas och romernas ställning som nationella minoriteter och samernas ställning som urfolk ska upprätthållas.« (party programme ↗)“The position of the Sami, Swedish Finns, Tornedalians, Jews and Roma as national minorities and the Sami's position as an indigenous people shall be maintained.”
• support for minority culture»Det offentliga ska understödja ett språk-, kultur- och medieutbud med minoritetsspråksprofil.« (party programme ↗)“The public shall support language, culture and media offerings with minority language profile.”
• open and tolerant country»Sverige ska vara ett öppet och tolerant land. Fördomar och diskriminering ska bekämpas.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be an open and tolerant country. Prejudices and discrimination shall be combated.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The party programme explicitly names Jews among the groups whose linguistic and ethnic rights shall be recognized to strengthen their self-confidence and identity, and requires that these groups' needs be taken into account in all parts of the country and at all levels in the public sector. That people are leaving cities because of hate and threats is incompatible with this. Religious freedom according to the plan is a natural human right, which means that all people shall be given the right to profess and practice their religion.

• Jews' ethnic rightsdecisive»Genom att tillerkänna samer, sverigefinländare, tornedalingar, romer och judar språkliga och etniska rättigheter« (party programme ↗)“By recognizing Sami people, Swedish-speaking Finns, Tornedal Finns, Roma and Jews' linguistic and ethnic rights”
• needs taken into account throughout the country»Det är viktigt att dessa gruppers behov och intressen beaktas i alla delar av landet och på alla nivåer i den offentliga sektorn.« (party programme ↗)“It is important that these groups' needs and interests are taken into account in all parts of the country and at all levels in the public sector.”
• religious freedom for all»religionsfrihet en självklar mänsklig rättighet, vilket innebär att alla människor ska ges rätten att bekänna och utöva sin religion.« (party programme ↗)“religious freedom a natural human right, which means that all people shall be given the right to profess and practice their religion.”
• society on the side of the victim»Samhället ska ställa sig på brottsoffrets sida.« (party programme ↗)“Society shall take the side of the victim of crime.”

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The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan commits to standing guard for faith communities' security so that everyone can practice their faith without feeling threatened, to stop tax money to organisations that incite and threaten, and to strengthen the Security Police. Actively investigating how the Jewish group's rights can be strengthened and Jewish life facilitated across the country directly answers these commitments when Jews are leaving cities because of hate and threats.

• faith communities' securitydecisive»Slå vakt om trossamfundens säkerhet för alla ska kunna utöva sin tro utan att känna sig hotade« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stand guard for faith communities' security so all can practise their faith without feeling threatened”
• no tax money to hate-spreaders»Stoppa utbetalningar av skattepengar till organisationer som inte delar det svenska samhällets grundläggande demokratiska värderingar utan som hotar människors frihet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop payments of tax money to organisations that do not share Swedish society's fundamental democratic values but threaten people's freedom”
• strengthened security service»Stärka Säkerhetspolisen för att öka deras förmåga att skydda den liberala demokratin och landets alla medborgare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the Security Police to increase their capacity to protect liberal democracy and the country's all citizens”
• limits of tolerance»Den kan inte utsträckas till det öppna samhällets fiender.« (party programme ↗)“It cannot be extended to the enemies of the open society.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan seeks to combat Islamism and extremism, prevent foreign financing of extremist religious communities, and strengthen the judiciary's efforts against the violence and threats that limit vulnerable groups' lives. Investigating how the Jewish group's rights can be strengthened and Jewish life can be facilitated across the country, when Jews leave cities due to hate and threats, follows from these commitments and from the goal of safety in all residential areas.

• combated Islamismdecisive»Bekämpa islamism« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat Islamism”
• stop for extremist financing»Hindra utländsk finansiering av extremistiska trossamfund och organisationer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prevent foreign financing of extremist religious communities and organizations”
• the judiciary against hate crimes»Stärka rättsväsendets insatser mot våld, hot och hedersförtryck som begränsar livet för HBT+ -personer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the judiciary's efforts against violence, threats, and honour-based oppression that limit the lives of LGBTQ+ persons”
• safety across the country»Öka tryggheten i hela Sverige och i alla bostadsområden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase safety across all of Sweden and in all residential areas”