Storm in Stockholm: 'Jew-free zone' sticker on the front of a shoe store

A sticker with the inscription 'Jew-free zone' in Nazi style was affixed to the front of a shoe store in Stockholm alongside a boycott-Israel poster. Street artist Dan Park justified it as a 'blunt translation'. The store owner removed the stickers after a public outcry. Israel's ambassador condemned: 'Anti-Semitism has become normalized'.

A public storm in Stockholm: Two stickers appeared on the front of a shoe store in the city center over the weekend, sparking a wave of condemnation. Alongside a sticker from the boycott movement against Israel declaring the place an 'apartheid-free zone', a sticker with the inscription 'Jew-free zone' was affixed, with the word 'Jew' written in German inside a Star of David – an echo of the Nazi term 'Judenfrei'. The person who affixed the second sticker is the provocative Swedish street artist Dan Park, who has been convicted in the past of incitement for using Nazi symbols. Park justified his actions as a 'blunt translation' of the boycott campaign's meaning. Following public criticism, the store owner removed both stickers. Israel's ambassador to Sweden, Tami Rachimov-Honig, strongly condemned the incident, saying 'anti-Semitism has become normalized'. Sasha Roitman, CEO of the Movement to Combat Anti-Semitism, attacked, saying 'hatred of Israel legitimizes direct harm to Jews under the guise of political activism'. The event sparked a storm on social media with calls against the Swedish government for its inaction.