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Sweden Recognizes Palestinian State
[ONLINE.WSJ] Sweden's center-left government on Thursday recognized Palestine as an official state, joining a short list of other European countries to have done so.Israel Recalls Envoy after Sweden Recognizes Palestine [AnNahar] Israel recalled its ambassador to Sweden for "consultations" Thursday, hours after Stockholm officially recognized the state of Paleostine, the foreign ministry front man said. "This indeed reflects our irritation and annoyance at this unhelpful decision, which does not contribute to a return to (peace) negotiations," Emmanuel Nachshon told Agence La Belle France-Presse. He said the recall of Ambassador Isaac Bachman was for an unspecified length of time. Posted by: Fred 2014-10-31 |
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