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'Enraged' Israel summons Swedish envoy over FM's remarks [View all]
Source: Reuters
World | Wed Jan 13, 2016 1:56pm EST
'Enraged' Israel summons Swedish envoy over FM's remarks
JERUSALEM/STOCKHOLM | BY DAN WILLIAMS AND ANNA RINGSTROM
Israel summoned the Swedish ambassador on Wednesday to convey what it described as its "rage" at a call by Stockholm's top diplomat for an investigation to determine whether Israeli forces were guilty of extrajudicial killings of Palestinians.
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom's remarks on Tuesday were the latest in a series of statements to stoke Israeli resentment that has simmered since the Scandinavian country recognized Palestinian statehood last year.
The Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said in a statement that it called in Swedish Ambassador Carl Magnus Nesser to reprimand him over what it deemed "another statement by her (Wallstrom) that attests to her biased and even hostile attitude to Israel".
It said Nesser was also told of "the rage of the government and people of Israel at the skewed portrayal of the situation".
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'Enraged' Israel summons Swedish envoy over FM's remarks
JERUSALEM/STOCKHOLM | BY DAN WILLIAMS AND ANNA RINGSTROM
Israel summoned the Swedish ambassador on Wednesday to convey what it described as its "rage" at a call by Stockholm's top diplomat for an investigation to determine whether Israeli forces were guilty of extrajudicial killings of Palestinians.
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom's remarks on Tuesday were the latest in a series of statements to stoke Israeli resentment that has simmered since the Scandinavian country recognized Palestinian statehood last year.
The Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said in a statement that it called in Swedish Ambassador Carl Magnus Nesser to reprimand him over what it deemed "another statement by her (Wallstrom) that attests to her biased and even hostile attitude to Israel".
It said Nesser was also told of "the rage of the government and people of Israel at the skewed portrayal of the situation".
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-sweden-idUSKCN0UR2KL20160113
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