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Gothenburg neo-Nazis plan Yom Kippur march

Event 'evokes uncomfortable associations' for Sweden's Jews

September 14, 2017 08:24
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Sweden’s Jewish community has called on police to stop a neo-Nazi group from marching near a synagogue on Yom Kippur.

The far right Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) had initially sought permission to stage its march on one of the busiest roads in Gothenburg, Sweden’s second-largest city.

Instead, authorities instructed the group to change its route before it allowed the march to go ahead, but the new route still passes not far from a synagogue.

The timing of the march, on Yom Kippur, is also a concern.