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'''Sweden–Israel Friendship Association''' ([[Samfundet Sverige-Israel]]) is a Swedish organization that lobbies on Israel's behalf in Sweden.<ref>Sweden-Israel Friendship Association, [http://www.sverigeisrael.org/pages/om-samfundet/in-english.php "About Sweden-Israel Friendship Association"], Sweden-Israel Friendship Association Website, accessed on 22 September 2010</ref> It established its first local branch in Stockholm in 1953 with an appeal written by [[Hugo Valentin]], a professor of history at Gothenburg University, in the Swedish parliament building on May 8. In 1954 local branches were also established in Gothenburg and Malmö. The nationwide association was established in 1978.
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The '''Sweden–Israel Friendship Association''' ([[Samfundet Sverige-Israel]]) is a Swedish organization that lobbies on Israel's behalf in Sweden.<ref>Sweden-Israel Friendship Association, [http://www.sverigeisrael.org/pages/om-samfundet/in-english.php "About Sweden-Israel Friendship Association"], Sweden-Israel Friendship Association Website, accessed on 22 September 2010</ref> According to a Facebook page dedicated to it, it established its first local branch in Stockholm in 1953 with an appeal written by [[Hugo Valentin]], a professor of history at Gothenburg University, in the Swedish parliament building on May 8. In 1954 local branches were also established in Gothenburg and Malmö. The nationwide association was established in 1978.<ref name=FB>Sweden-Israel Friendship Association, [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweden-Israel-Friendship-Association/137671029587540?v=desc "Sweden-Israel Friendship Association"], Sweden-Israel Friendship Association Facebook page, accessed on 22 September 2010</ref>
  
The association currently comprises 26 local branches with about 2,500 members. The current chairman of the association is [[Gunnar Hökmark]], a MEP for the [[Moderate Party]].
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The association currently comprises 26 local branches with about 3,000 members. The current chairman of the association is [[Gunnar Hökmark]], a MEP for the [[Moderate Party]].<ref name=FB>Sweden-Israel Friendship Association, [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweden-Israel-Friendship-Association/137671029587540?v=desc "Sweden-Israel Friendship Association"], Sweden-Israel Friendship Association Facebook page, accessed on 22 September 2010</ref>
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==Contact==
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*Official Website: http://www.sverigeisrael.org/pages/om-samfundet/in-english.php
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*Email: sekr@sverigeisrael.org
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*Phone: +46 221 81036
  
== External links ==
 
* [http://www.sverigeisrael.org/pages/om-samfundet/in-english.php], Official Website
 
 
==Notes==
 
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[[Category:Sweden]]
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[[Category:Sweden]][[Category:Israel Lobby]]
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[[Category:Zionist movement Sweden]][[Category:Zionist movement EU]]

Latest revision as of 15:21, 1 May 2024

The Sweden–Israel Friendship Association (Samfundet Sverige-Israel) is a Swedish organization that lobbies on Israel's behalf in Sweden.[1] According to a Facebook page dedicated to it, it established its first local branch in Stockholm in 1953 with an appeal written by Hugo Valentin, a professor of history at Gothenburg University, in the Swedish parliament building on May 8. In 1954 local branches were also established in Gothenburg and Malmö. The nationwide association was established in 1978.[2]

The association currently comprises 26 local branches with about 3,000 members. The current chairman of the association is Gunnar Hökmark, a MEP for the Moderate Party.[2]

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  1. Sweden-Israel Friendship Association, "About Sweden-Israel Friendship Association", Sweden-Israel Friendship Association Website, accessed on 22 September 2010
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sweden-Israel Friendship Association, "Sweden-Israel Friendship Association", Sweden-Israel Friendship Association Facebook page, accessed on 22 September 2010