The Sweden–Israel Friendship Association ( sv, Vänskapsförbundet Sverige-Israel) is a

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-based organization which describes its purpose as to "establish and increase knowledge about – and the understanding of – Israel in Sweden, and in different ways work to strengthen Swedish–Israeli bonds of friendship." The Sweden–Israel Friendship Association established its first local branch in

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in 1953. The founding was marked with an appeal written by

Hugo Valentin Hugo Valentin (1888–1963) was a Swedish historian, scholar and leading Zionist. He received his PhD from Uppsala University in 1916 and took up teaching at the Teachers Training College in Uppsala and at a high school. In 1930 he was appoint ...

, Swedish historian, in the

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building on May 8. In 1954 local branches were also established in

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and Malmö. The nationwide association was established in 1978. The association currently comprises 26 local branches with about 3,000 members. The current chairman of the association is

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— member of the

for the Christian Democrats.

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