Sweden Recognizes Palestinian State

[peoli]

Source: Huffington Post

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's new left-leaning government on Thursday recognized a Palestinian state — a move that comes during increased tensions between Arabs and Jews over Israel's plans to build about 1,000 housing units in east Jerusalem.

The European Union member became the third Western European nation, after Malta and Cyprus, to do so, reflecting growing international impatience with Israel's nearly half-century control of the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.

Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom said Sweden, fulfilling a promise it had made when the Social Democratic-led government took office earlier this month, made the move because Palestine had met the international law criteria required for such recognition.


"There is a territory, a people and government," she told reporters in Stockholm.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/30/sweden-palestinian-state_n_6074390.html?cps=gravity

[BillZBubb]

1. Sweden ROCKS!

Hopefully many more nations will follow.

[UglyGreed]

2. Good people

those Swedes!

[elias7]

3. Don't the Palestinians need to declare a state first?

They've had the opportunity for 66 years but haven't jumped at the chance.

[progressoid]

6. Didn't Arafat/PLO/the UN do that in the 80's?

[Bragi]

4. Good for them! nt

[Comrade Grumpy]

5. Israel seems determined to unite the world against it.

[newthinking]

7. This is a BIG deal.