A total of 110 complaints were recorded by the police between October 7 to December 31, 2023, according to the Swedish National Council for crime prevention.
The data was almost five times higher than the number reported in the same period in 2022, with only 24 cases on file.
An investigator for the Swedish agency said that almost 20% of the complaints were linked to the Hamas attack or the situation in Gaza.
The complainants received threats and offenses against individuals who attacked them based on their Jewish background and blamed them for Israel’s actions in Gaza.
Israel issued a travel warning for citizens and Jews worldwide who are planning to attend the Eurovision song contest in the Swedish City of Malmö due to the high risk of terror threats and attacks against Israelis.
Israel’s contestant Eden Golan has also been placed under a strict security regime after authorities issued a level 3 — or moderate — threat for Sweden.
