2009 Malmö Davis Cup riots

Anti-Israel riots in Malmö, Sweden January 2025yes January 2025 2009 Malmö riot File:Mercedes sprint-polisbuss.JPG Police vans monitoring a section of the wider protests. Area around Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden 7 March 2009 Riot Militant anti-Israel activists Stones, fireworks, paint bombs Several hundred 18 demonstrators 10 demonstrators Malmö police departmentDanish riot vehicle support The 2009 Malmö Davis Cup riots were anti-Israel riots in the Swedish city of Malmö against a Davis Cup tennis match between Sweden and Israel on 7 March 2009.Anti-Israel protest staged at Sweden tennis match https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sweden-davis-protests-idUSTRE5261R220090307 Reuters 7 March 2009Anti-Israel protest turns violent http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2009/03/200937141836935467.html Al Jazeera 7 March 2009 Background In February, Malmö's red-green city coalition decided to close the match to the public, a decision that was criticised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).Sweden-Israel Davis Cup to go ahead without public https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/sports/24iht-tennisdavis24.20403874.html The New York Times 24 February 2009Owen Gibson Fans banned from Israel's Davis cup tie https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/feb/28/tennis-israel-gaza-davis-cup The Guardian 28 February 2009 The Mayor of Malmö, Ilmar Reepalu, said he believed the game should not be played at all due to what he described as crimes against human rights committed by Israel in the conduct of the Gaza War.Lönnaeus Olle Orrenius Niklas 2009-02-20 Reepalu: Matchen borde stoppas https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2009-02-20/reepalu-matchen-borde-stoppas/ 2025-01-05 Sydsvenskan sv The Swedish Tennis Federation made it clear that they would not forfeit the match and that Malmo was responsible for it going forward as scheduled. Der Spiegel wrote that the decision may have more to do with politics than security concerns.Davis Cup Double Fault: Israel-Sweden Fan Lockout Stirs Controversy http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/davis-cup-double-fault-israel-sweden-fan-lockout-stirs-controversy-a-611738.html Der Spiegel 6 March 2009 Protest march and riot at Baltiska Hallen In anticipation of protests, around 1,000 police officers sanctioned off a large area around the Baltiska Hallen tennis stadium to keep protesters and rioters away. A reported 170 truck loads of pavement stones were transported out of the area before the protests, and three schools were closed.Ole Rothenborg Stenhögar kan stoppa polisinsatsen https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/stenhogar-kan-stoppa-polisinsatsen/ Dagens Nyheter 4 March 2009 Swedish In addition, for the first time in history, riot vehicles were brought in from Denmark.Jacob Lund Frykter sammenstøt i Sverige http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/sverige/frykter-sammenstoet-i-sverige/a/551211/ Verdens Gang 7 March 2009 Norwegian On 7 March, 6,000 to 7,000 (reported by the police) anti-Israel demonstrators gathered for a march on Stortorget, where speeches were held by among others the leader of the Left Party, Lars Ohly as well as Per Gahrton, chairman of the Palestine Solidarity Association in Sweden sv Palestinagrupperna i Sverige Palestine Solidarity Association.Demonstranterna till attack mot polisen i Malmö http://www.expressen.se/kvp/demonstranterna-till-attack-mot-polisen-i-malmo/ Expressen/TT 7 March 2009 Swedish2009-03-07 Demonstrationer lördag och söndag https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/demonstrationer-lordag-och-sondag 2025-01-06 SVT Nyheter sv The demonstrators then marched to the police cordons at Baltiska Hallen. The demonstrators were joined by several hundred militant activists. Once the march arrived at Baltiska Hallen, a group of several hundred broke off from the march to attack police, throwing firecrackers, paint bombs, bottles and paving stones.2009-03-07 Stenkastning och knallbomber under Davis Cup-protest i Malmö https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/2683536 2025-01-06 Sveriges Radio svPål Stokka Anti-israelsk demonstrasjon sporet av i Malmø http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/03/07/nyheter/utenriks/sverige/5181651/?www=1 Dagbladet 7 March 2009 Norwegian The militant demonstrators included anti-fascists including Antifascistisk Aktion, militant Islamists, organised neo-Nazis,Linda Hjertén Per-Ola Ohlsson 100 omhändertagna efter demonstrationen http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article11689300.ab Aftonbladet Swedish 7 March 2009Godmorgon, världen!: Söndag 8 mars https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=438&artikel=2682135 Sveriges Radio 6 March 2009 SwedishDavid Nannini Nilsson Nazister väntas till tennismatch http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article11685560.ab Aftonbladet 5 March 2009 SwedishDaniel Poohl Nazister i demonstration mot Davis Cup-match http://expo.se/2009/nazister-i-demonstration-mot-davis-cup-match_2482.html Expo 5 March 2009 Swedish as well as activists from neighbouring countries.Richard Lööf SVT:s Richard Lööf rapporterar: "Malmö sämsta tänkbara för högriskmatch" http://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/svt-s-richard-loof-rapporterar-malmo-samsta-tankbara-for-hogriskmatch SVT 6 March 2009 SwedishHabul Kenan 7 March 2009 De vill göra allt för att stoppa matchen https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2009-03-07/de-vill-gora-allt-for-att-stoppa-matchen/ Sydsvenskan Swedish Police eventually detained around 100 rioters, arresting ten.Swedish teen jailed for Davis Cup protest https://www.jta.org/2009/04/29/news-opinion/world/swedish-teen-jailed-for-davis-cup-protest JTA 29 April 2009 An additional eighteen rioters were later identified and put on trial for their part in the riots,Polis angreps av autonoma aktivister vid Davis Cup-match http://www.sakerhetspolisen.se/publikationer/fallstudier-och-artiklar-fran-arsbocker/politisk-extremism/-polis-angreps-av-autonoma-aktivister-vid-davis-cup-match.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160216133825/http://www.sakerhetspolisen.se/publikationer/fallstudier-och-artiklar-fran-arsbocker/politisk-extremism/-polis-angreps-av-autonoma-aktivister-vid-davis-cup-match.html 2016-02-16 10 February 2016 Swedish Security Service Swedish with several convictions.Persson Daniel 29 April 2009 Fängelse för tenniskravaller https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2009-04-29/fangelse-for-tenniskravaller/ Sydsvenskan Swedish2 June 2009 Fortsatt rättegång om tennisbråk https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2009-06-02/fortsatt-rattegang-om-tennisbrak/ Sydsvenskan/TT SwedishFunke Mikael 25 February 2010 Fängelse efter tenniskravaller https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2010-02-25/fangelse-efter-tenniskravaller/ Sydsvenskan SwedishPalmkvist Joakim 10 September 2010 Tre tonåringar dömda för Davis Cup-kravaller https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2009-09-10/tre-tonaringar-domda-for-davis-cup-kravaller/ Sydsvenskan Swedish Aftermath The decision to close the tennis match to the public resulted in Malmö being banned from hosting tennis matches by the ITF for five years.Sweden punished for Israel Davis Cup lockout https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/daviscup/5095836/Sweden-punished-for-Israel-Davis-Cup-lockout.html The Telegraph 2 April 2009 In addition to having to provide $15,000 in minimum gate receipts for the match, the Swedish Tennis Association was fined an additional $25,000. The Swedish Tennis Association responded by issuing penalties to Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu for his involvement in the event.Moreno Federico 21 April 2010 Tennisförbundet skickar ny nota till Reepalu https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2010-04-21/tennisforbundet-skickar-ny-nota-till-reepalu/ Sydsvenskan Swedish Due to the protest and riots as well as the games being played to empty stands, rabbi Abraham Cooper and historian Harold Brackman accused Sweden and Malmö of antisemitism and apartheid in an article in The Jerusalem Post.9 March 2009 Sverige anklagas för antisemitism https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2009-03-09/sverige-anklagas-for-antisemitism/ Sydsvenskan/TT SwedishUddén Cecilia Cecilia Uddén 2009-03-09 Sverige anklagas för antisemitism https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/2685843 2025-01-05 Sveriges Radio sv Swedish history professor Kristian Gerner described the situation as "the worst crisis for Jews in Sweden since the Second World War." A 2012 European Men's Handball Championship qualifier between Sweden and Israel set to be played in Karlskrona in June 2011 raised concerns due to the riots, and was considered for moving to another location by Swedish sports authorities.Oro i Karlskrona för nya kravaller http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/handboll/article12425388.ab Aftonbladet/TT Swedish21 April 2010 Politiker rädda för Israelkravaller https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2010-08-13/politiker-radda-for-israelkravaller/ Sydsvenskan/TT Swedish The match was played as scheduled, with a minor anti-Israel demonstration being held.Sweden-Israel Handball Game Sparks anti-Israel Protests https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sweden-israel-handball-game-sparks-anti-israel-protests-1.367327 https://web.archive.org/web/20160215215342/http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sweden-israel-handball-game-sparks-anti-israel-protests-1.367327 dead 15 February 2016 The Associated Press and Anna Ekström Haaretz 13 June 2011 See also Båstad riots 1975 Båstad protests 2008–09 Oslo riots 2008 Malmo riots 2010 & 2012 Malmö synagogue arson attacks References 30em Category:2009 Davis Cup Category:2009 in Sweden Category:2009 riots Category:2009 in tennis Category:Riots and civil disorder in Sweden Category:Sports riots Category:2009 crimes in Sweden Category:Gaza War (2008–2009) Category:Anti-Zionism in Sweden Category:Islamism in Sweden Category:Neo-Nazism in Sweden Category:Israel–Sweden relations Category:Politics and sports Category:March 2009 in Sweden Category:Protests in Sweden Category:2000s in Malmö Category:Antisemitism in Sweden Category:2009 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Category:2000s political riots Category:Tennis controversies Category:Anti-Israeli sentiment in Europe