Israel/Palestine

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts) Fri Oct 31, 2014, 12:41 PM Oct 2014

Swedish FM to Lieberman: I'd be happy to send you IKEA flat pack

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4586439,00.html

A somewhat unusual war of words took place Thursday, after the new Swedish government made good on a recent pledge to recognize the state of Palestine, a move to which Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman responded furiously.

"The Swedish government should understand that Middle East relations are more complex than a piece of self-assembled IKEA furniture, and the matter should be handled with responsibility and sensitivity," Lieberman said, as he announced that Israel would be pulling its ambassador from Stockholm.

But Swedish counterpart Margot Wallstrom was unmoved by Lieberman's analogy.

"I will be happy to send Israel FM Lieberman an IKEA flat pack to assemble," she said. "He'll see it requires a partner, cooperation and a good manual."

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Swedish FM to Lieberman: I'd be happy to send you IKEA flat pack (Original Post) R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2014 OP

I so do appreciate this post. K&R Jefferson23 Oct 2014 #1

K & R democrank Oct 2014 #2

very nice Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #3

Lol great come back azurnoir Oct 2014 #4

Who is the partner and who wrote the manual? oberliner Oct 2014 #5

Sweden FM: We hope for better ties with Israel Jefferson23 Nov 2014 #6

Jefferson23

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1. I so do appreciate this post. K&R

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Fri Oct 31, 2014, 12:57 PM

Oct 2014

democrank

(11,085 posts)

2. K & R

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Fri Oct 31, 2014, 01:04 PM

Oct 2014

Thanks for this post.

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)

3. very nice

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Fri Oct 31, 2014, 01:20 PM

Oct 2014

Lieberman is evil

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

4. Lol great come back

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Fri Oct 31, 2014, 05:16 PM

Oct 2014

Thanks for posting

oberliner

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5. Who is the partner and who wrote the manual?

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Fri Oct 31, 2014, 05:47 PM

Oct 2014

Abbas and Clinton?

Jefferson23

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6. Sweden FM: We hope for better ties with Israel

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Sat Nov 1, 2014, 10:09 AM

Nov 2014

STOCKHOLM (AFP) -- Sweden's foreign minister said Friday she hoped ties with Israel would recover after Stockholm's decision to recognise the state of Palestine led to an unusual exchange involving IKEA furniture.

Margot Wallstroem was speaking exclusively to AFP one day after Sweden became the first EU member in western Europe to grant official recognition to the Palestinian state, prompting Israel to recall its ambassador to Stockholm.

"The contacts between Sweden and Israel haven't been cut off. We hope the ambassador will return," she said.

Sweden's decision triggered a sharp rebuke on Thursday from Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who said "relations in the Middle East are a lot more complex than the self-assembly furniture of IKEA."

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