The Swedish parliament, the Riksdag. Credit: Fredrik Sandberg / AP Sweden's Left Party has come under intense scrutiny after two of its senior lawmakers sent letters of support to Palestinian prisoners convicted of deadly terror attacks weeks before a general election06:40 PM • August 12 2026 IDTWith just over a month to go before Sweden's general election, the country's Left Party has come under criticism following new revelations that senior party figures sent letters of solidarity to Palestinian prisoners convicted of terrorism or murder. Trending NowPhones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train StationAs Trump Limits IDF in Lebanon and Gaza, Netanyahu's Gov't Sets West Bank AblazeDemocratic Primaries: pro-Palestinians Win in Minnesota, Lose in WisconsinLocked in Dead Heat, Minnesota Dems Reach for AIPAC as a CudgelMamdani Meets Rabbis Urging Him to Stop 'Vilifying' IsraelIn the News'Zionist' Has Become Toxic in America. The Jewish Establishment Must Confront ItNetanyahu Changes Likud Rules to Let Far-right Politician Run in PrimaryMet Gala Honor for Designer Disgraced by Antisemitism Gets Mixed ReviewsFamilies of Israel-backed Lebanese Militia Members Can Now Return to LebanonSwedish Left Party Faces Scrutiny Over Support Letters to Palestinian TerroristsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?How a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Israel Elections: How to Actually Read the Polls