Kent Ekeroth
Kent Ekeroth is a counterjihad activist, twin brother of Ted Ekeroth and the International Secretary of the far-right Sweden Democrats[1] and a member of the Swedish parliament.[2]
Contents
History
Sacked for 'anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim propaganda'
Ekeroth was sacked as an intern at the Swedish embassy in Tel Aviv in November 2006.[3]
Ambassador Robert Rydberg told Haaretz:
- "This is a very special case because of the fact that he had been active - especially on the Internet - using embassy computers to spread xenophobic, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim propaganda."[4]
Ekeroth disputed the ambassador's account responding:
- I did not distribute any kind of so-called "hate messages" as indicated by the article. My writing did not incite hate toward any group or individual.[5]
Activities
Counterjihad links
In September 2009, Ekeroth hosted a Sweden Democrats 'anti-Islamisation' seminar in Mälmo. Speakers included Jordanian journalist Ghada Hanna, Mrutyuanjai Mishra from India and Alan Lake from the UK. Lake, who has described Ekeroth as a 'good friend'[6], discussed how the counterjihad movement in England was building alliances with football supporters.[7]
In September 2011 Ekeroth attended a Berlin event in support of René Stadtkewitz's new party Die Freiheit, which was also attended by Geert Wilders.[8]
'Ironbargate' scandal
In 2012, Ekeroth and two other Sweden Democrats MPs were caught up in a scandal dubbed 'ironbargate' after a video emerged which showed them telling the Swedish-Kurdish comedian Soran Ismail that Sweden was 'my country, not your country' in a threatening manner and arming themselves with metal bars.[9]
Links to 'infamous hate site'
Ekeroth reportedly registered the domain name for the website Avpixlat, widely regarded as an anti-immigrant hate blog.[10] According to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet he also organised donations to the site, channeled via his bank account, and had editorial influence.[2][11]
Affiliations
- Sweden Democrats
- Anti-Islamisation Foundation - runs this with his brother Ted Ekeroth
Connections
- Ted Ekeroth - brother
- Alan Ayling - 'good friend'[6]
Contact
- Website: www.kentekeroth.se
Notes
- ↑ Presentation of the Sweden Democrats (pdf), Counterjihad Europa, accessed 4 October 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Swedish magnates fund infamous 'hate site', The Local, 23 October 2013, accessed 16 February 2015.
- ↑ Charlotte Halle, Intern at Swedish mission sent home for spreading 'xenophobic propaganda', haaretz.com, 3 November 2009.
- ↑ Charlotte Halle, Intern at Swedish mission sent home for spreading 'xenophobic propaganda', haaretz.com, 3 November 2009.
- ↑ Kent Ekeroth, Letters to the Editor / My firing was illegal, haaretz.com, 10 November 2006.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Richard Bartholomew, Alan Lake: “I have given some money to help some EDL things happen”, Bartholomew's Notes on Religion, 10 April 2011.
- ↑ Daniel Poohl, Välbesökt SD-möte mot "islamisering", Expo, 7 September 2009.
- ↑ Hope Not Hate Kent Ekeroth, Counterjihad report: Sweden, accessed 16 February 2015
- ↑ Jake Wallis Simons, EU elections 2014: 'I can hear the boots of the 1930s marching through Europe', Daily Telegraph, 14 May 2014
- ↑ Website touts ruse to turn in illegal immigrants, The Local, 25 January 2012
- ↑ Tax bill for politician's ties to far-right site, The Local, 19 June 2013
