At 18:00, about 50 motorists went in a motorcade from the central parts of Malmö to the center of Rosengård, where the participants gathered.
– We are against the violence, but we celebrate that something is happening, that all the focus is on Palestine, says Adnan, one of the Malmö residents participating in the demonstration, to TV4 Nyheterna..
– We can discuss how it came about elsewhere, but we are thinking of the children in Gaza and what they have been through, he continues.
The public gathering, which is seen as a public gathering, lacked a permit, according to the police. Therefore, a notification of violation of the Public Order Act will be drawn up.
According to the police, the cortege did not cause any serious disturbance in the traffic, and at the moment there is no suspect in the case, the police write on their website.
Also during Sunday evening, pro-Palestinian demonstrations were held in several places in Sweden. In Malmö, up to 300 cars participated in a demonstration that also lacked a permit.
– It became difficult from time to time with the traffic, but we were on site with a larger resource and it could be carried out without any serious disturbances, said Nils Norling, press spokesperson at the Malmö Police.
Condemns the manifestations
The Jewish Youth Federation condemns the demonstrations held around Sweden after the Hamas attack on Israel, and calls the actions “horrific”.
– I do not think that such a thing should be allowed to happen on the streets of Sweden where you celebrate the actions of a terrorist organization that commits brutal war crimes and murders, kidnaps and subjects civilians to violence, says Hanna Nir, chairman of the Jewish Youth Association.
– It feels completely inhuman. How you can see any kind of joy in this is completely barbaric to me, continues Hanna Nir, who wants to see a tougher crackdown on similar manifestations, as in other countries where similar gatherings are not allowed.
Malmö’s municipal board chairman Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh (S) agrees with the criticism.
“If anyone celebrates or glorifies the murder of innocent civilians, it is reprehensible,” writes Stjernfeldt Jammeh on Facebook.